Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Fringed Cup

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Encoelia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.