Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Scotch Dwarf

Blarinella wardi compared with Elachista orstadii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Scotch Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Blarinella	Elachista
Species	Blarinella wardi	Elachista orstadii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scotch Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.