Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dingy Waxcap

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hygrocybe ingrata

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dingy 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 ingrata

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.