Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Spring Polypore

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Spring Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Spring Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Lentinus
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lentinus arcularius

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Spring Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.