Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Sumac Needles

Blarinella wardi compared with Phaeocalicium curtisii

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Sumac Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Sumac Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Soricidae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Phaeocalicium
Species	Blarinella wardi	Phaeocalicium curtisii

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sumac Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Sumac Needles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sumac Needles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.