Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Date Waxcap

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hygrocybe spadicea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Date Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hygrocybe
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Hygrocybe spadicea

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.