Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Narrow-headed Vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Narrow-headed Vole
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	Microtus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Narrow-headed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-headed Vole

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.