Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Mulot Pygmée

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Apodemus uralensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Mulot Pygmée is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mulot Pygmée
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	Apodemus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Apodemus uralensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mulot Pygmée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mulot Pygmée
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mulot Pygmée

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.