Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Fragile Dapperling

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Fragile Dapperling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fragile Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Blarinella	Leucocoprinus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Fragile Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fragile Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragile Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.