Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Splitpea Shanklet

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Collybia cookei

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Splitpea Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Splitpea Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Blarinella	Collybia
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Collybia cookei

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Splitpea Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Splitpea Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitpea Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.