Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Blarinella wardi compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Blarinella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Blarinella wardi	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.