Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs Pixie Foam

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Lecanorales (チャシブゴケ目)
Family	Soricidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Blarinella	Stereocaulon
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew	Pixie Foam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pixie Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.