Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs New Guinean planigale

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while New Guinean planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Blarinella	Planigale
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean planigale

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.