Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Dune Cup

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Peziza
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Dune Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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.