Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Toad's Ear

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Otidea bufonia

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Toad's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Otidea
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.