Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Midday Jird

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Blarinella	Meriones
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

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.