Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Blarinella	Acerodon
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Acerodon jubatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Golden-capped Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.