Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Citron

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Citrus medica

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Citron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Citron
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Sapindales (무환자나무목)
Family	Soricidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Citrus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Citrus medica

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Citron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Citron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Citron

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives), Europe (Croatia, France), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Citron

The Citron (Citrus medica) is a species in the genus Citrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.