Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs small notchwort

Blarinella wardi compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Soricidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Lophozia
Species	Blarinella wardi	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.