Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Poplar Bracket

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Poplar Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Soricidae	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Oxyporus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.