Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Freckled Dapperling

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Echinoderma asperum

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Freckled Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Freckled 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	Echinoderma
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Echinoderma asperum

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.