Burmese Short-tailed Shrew vs Upper Crust

Blarinella wardi compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Burmese Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burmese Short-tailed Shrew	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Blarinella	Amaurodon
Species	Blarinella wardi	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burmese Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.