Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Big Ears

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Otidea apophysata

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Big Ears is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Big Ears
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Otidea
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Otidea apophysata

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Big Ears

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Big Ears
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Ears

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.

Big Ears

The Big Ears (Otidea apophysata) is a species in the genus Otidea. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.