Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Gilheri

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Gilheri
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Blarinella	Funambulus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Funambulus pennantii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Gilheri

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilheri

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.

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.