Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs European water vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Arvicola amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Arvicola
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. 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.