Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Plum Rust

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Tranzschelia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Plum Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.