Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Merriam s Deermouse

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Peromyscus merriami

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Merriam s Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Peromyscus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Peromyscus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Merriam s Deermouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Merriam s Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam s Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.