Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Devil's Tooth

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hydnellum
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Devil's Tooth
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 Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.