Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Himalayan Marmot

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Himalayan Marmot
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Blarinella	Marmota
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Marmota himalayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Himalayan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Marmot

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.