Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blarinella	Myodes
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.