Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs East African little collared fruit bat

Blarinella wardi compared with Myonycteris relicta

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while East African little collared fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Blarinella	Myonycteris
Species	Blarinella wardi	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African little collared fruit bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.