Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Malaya Belozubka

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Malaya Belozubka is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Malaya Belozubka
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Blarinella	Crocidura
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Malaya Belozubka share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Malaya Belozubka

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malaya Belozubka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.