Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Lumpy Bracket

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Trametes gibbosa

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Lumpy 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 gibbosa

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.