Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Thrip

Blarinella wardi compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Soricidae	Thripidae
Genus	Blarinella	Hercinothrips
Species	Blarinella wardi	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (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.