Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Upper Crust

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Amaurodon
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.