Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Date Waxcap

Blarinella wardi compared with Hygrocybe spadicea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Date Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hygrocybe
Species	Blarinella wardi	Hygrocybe spadicea

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Date Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.