Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Myodes
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.