Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Devil's backbone

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

  • Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew Devil's backbone
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น) Saxifragales (อันดับอัสดง)
Family Soricidae Crassulaceae
Genus Blarinella Kalanchoe
Species Blarinella quadraticauda Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew Devil's backbone
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.

Devil's backbone

No description available.

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