Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Stinking Dapperling

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Lepiota cristata

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Stinking Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Blarinella	Lepiota
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Stinking Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Dapperling

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.