Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Bleeding Oak Crust

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Stereum gausapatum

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Bleeding Oak Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Bleeding Oak Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Stereum
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Stereum gausapatum

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Bleeding Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Bleeding Oak Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeding Oak Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Bleeding Oak Crust

The Bleeding Oak Crust (Stereum gausapatum) is a species in the genus Stereum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.