Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Confusing Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hydnotrya
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Confusing Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.