Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Tar spot

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Phyllachora
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.