Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Weeping Widow

Blarinella wardi compared with Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Weeping Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Lacrymaria
Species	Blarinella wardi	Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping Widow

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.