Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew vs

Blarinella quadraticauda compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Key Differences

• Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew is Near Threatened while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Polyporales (полипоровые)
Family	Soricidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Blarinella	Hyphoderma
Species	Blarinella quadraticauda	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.