Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dark Crottle

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hypogymnia physodes

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Dark Crottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dark Crottle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Soricidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hypogymnia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Hypogymnia physodes

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Crottle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.