Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Red Cage

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Clathrus ruber

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Red Cage is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Red Cage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Soricidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Clathrus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Clathrus ruber

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Red Cage

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Red Cage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Cage

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.