Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Hairy-nosed otter

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Hairy-nosed otter
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)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Soricidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Blarinella	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Hairy-nosed otter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-nosed otter

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.