Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Violet Smut

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Soricidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Urocystis
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Violet Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.