Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cheng s Jird

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Meriones chengi

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cheng s Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cheng s Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Blarinella	Meriones
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Meriones chengi

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Cheng s Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cheng s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cheng s Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cheng s Jird

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.

Cheng s Jird

The Cheng s Jird (Meriones chengi) is a species in the genus Meriones. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.