Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Child’s Rice Rat

Blarinella wardi compared with Nephelomys childi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Child’s Rice Rat
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Nephelomys
Species	Blarinella wardi	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.