African Walnut vs Giant Mole Shrew

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meliaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Lovoa	Blarina
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.