Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Eothenomys olitor

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Eothenomys
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Eothenomys olitor

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Black-eared Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.