Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Crescent Map Lichen

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Crescent Map Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Rhizocarpon
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Crescent Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.