Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Mexican vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Mexican 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	Microtus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

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.