Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Fragrant Bracket

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Trametes
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Trametes suaveolens

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fragrant Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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.