Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cryptotis brachyonyx

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Blarinella	Cryptotis
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cryptotis brachyonyx

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Cordillera Small-footed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.