Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Tatou

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cabassous centralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Tatou
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cingulata (tatou)
Family	Soricidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Blarinella	Cabassous
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cabassous centralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tatou

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tatou

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.