American Bladdernut vs Giant Mole Shrew

Staphylea trifolia compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Staphylea	Blarina
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.