Briar Discus vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Aleurodiscus aurantius compared with Blarina hylophaga

Key Differences

• Briar Discus is Data Deficient while Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Briar Discus	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Stereaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Blarina
Species	Aleurodiscus aurantius	Blarina hylophaga

Conservation Status

Briar Discus

DD — Data Deficient

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Briar Discus	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Briar Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Briar Discus

The Briar Discus (Aleurodiscus aurantius) is a species in the genus Aleurodiscus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.