Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Alticola macrotis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Large-eared Mountain 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	Alticola
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain 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.