Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Javan Mongoose

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Javan Mongoose
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	Herpestidae
Genus	Blarinella	Herpestes
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

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.