Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Crazed Cap

Blarinella wardi compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Blarinella	Dermoloma
Species	Blarinella wardi	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Crazed Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

The Burmese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.