Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Freckled Webcap

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Cortinarius spilomeus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Freckled Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Freckled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Cortinarius
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Cortinarius spilomeus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.