Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Ray

Blarinella wardi compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Blarinella	Atlantoraja
Species	Blarinella wardi	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray

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.