Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Black-backed jackal

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Canis mesomelas

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Black-backed jackal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-backed jackal
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Soricidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Blarinella	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Canis mesomelas

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Black-backed jackal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Black-backed jackal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Black-backed jackal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-backed jackal

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.

Black-backed jackal

The Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is a species in the genus Canis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.