Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Devil'S Dipstick

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Soricidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Mutinus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Devil'S Dipstick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.