Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Sheep's-bit Dufourea

Blarinella wardi compared with Dufourea halictula

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Sheep's-bit Dufourea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Sheep's-bit Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Blarinella	Dufourea
Species	Blarinella wardi	Dufourea halictula

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Sheep's-bit Dufourea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sheep's-bit Dufourea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Sheep's-bit Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sheep's-bit Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.