Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Balkan Pine Vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Microtus felteni

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Balkan Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Microtus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Microtus felteni

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Balkan Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Balkan Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Pine 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.

Balkan Pine Vole

The Balkan Pine Vole (Microtus felteni) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.