Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Myodes gapperi

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Boreal 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	Myodes
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Myodes gapperi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Boreal 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.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

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