Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Devil's Tooth

Blarinella wardi compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hydnellum
Species	Blarinella wardi	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.