Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Blunt Webcap

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cortinarius obtusus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Blunt Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Blunt Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Cortinarius
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cortinarius obtusus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Blunt Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.