Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Western Dwarf

Blarinella wardi compared with Elachista triseriatella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Western Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Blarinella	Elachista
Species	Blarinella wardi	Elachista triseriatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Western Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.