Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Notched Firefly

Blarinella wardi compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Notched Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Blarinella	Pyractomena
Species	Blarinella wardi	Pyractomena sinuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Notched Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.