Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Orange Disco

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Aleurodiscus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.