Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Nutria de Sumatra

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Nutria de Sumatra is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Nutria de Sumatra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Blarinella	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Nutria de Sumatra share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Nutria de Sumatra

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Nutria de Sumatra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutria de Sumatra

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.