Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Spring Ringlet

Blarinella wardi compared with Erebia epistygne

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Spring Ringlet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Spring Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Blarinella	Erebia
Species	Blarinella wardi	Erebia epistygne

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spring Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Spain. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.