Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Pouch Cup

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Pouch 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 saccardoana

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.