Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs niruri

Blarinella wardi compared with Phyllanthus niruri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	niruri
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Blarinella	Phyllanthus
Species	Blarinella wardi	Phyllanthus niruri

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and niruri share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

niruri

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	niruri
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

niruri

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (China, Qatar), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.