Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Lofty Pericote

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Lofty Pericote
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	Auliscomys
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Auliscomys sublimis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lofty Pericote

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.