Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Raspberry Milkcap

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lactarius acris

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Raspberry Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Raspberry Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Soricidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Lactarius
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lactarius acris

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Raspberry Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Raspberry Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raspberry Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.