Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Staph beetle

Blarinella wardi compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Blarinella	Oligota
Species	Blarinella wardi	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.