Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Streamside Swordfern

Blarinella wardi compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Nephrolepis
Species	Blarinella wardi	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.