Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Blarinella wardi compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Soricidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hydnum
Species	Blarinella wardi	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.