Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Dune Cup

Blarinella wardi compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Peziza
Species	Blarinella wardi	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.