Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Malayan civet

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

  • Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew Malayan civet
Kingdom same Animalia (động vật) Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same Chordata (động vật có dây sống) Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same Mammalia (lớp Thú) Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù) Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)
Family Soricidae Viverridae
Genus Blarinella Viverra
Species Blarinella quadraticauda Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

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.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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