Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Calamus

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Acorus calamus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Calamus
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Acorales (Acorales)
Family	Soricidae	Acoraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Acorus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Acorus calamus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.