Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Wall iris

Blarinella wardi compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Blarinella	Iris
Species	Blarinella wardi	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, 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.