Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Arrai

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Raja microocellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Arrai
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Rajidae
Genus	Blarinella	Raja
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Raja microocellata

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Arrai share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Arrai

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrai

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.