Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Layered Cup

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Peziza varia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Layered Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Peziza
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Peziza varia

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Layered Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Layered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.