Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Fetid Toadshade

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Trillium foetidissimum

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Fetid Toadshade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fetid Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Trillium
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Trillium foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Fetid Toadshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fetid Toadshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fetid Toadshade

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.