Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Cudbear

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Soricidae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Ochrolechia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.