Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Cudbear

Blarinella wardi compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Soricidae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Ochrolechia
Species	Blarinella wardi	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cudbear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.