Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Water figwort

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Scrophularia umbrosa

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Water figwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Water figwort
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Lamiales (ясноткоцветные)
Family	Soricidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Scrophularia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Scrophularia umbrosa

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Water figwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Water figwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water figwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.