Banded Pine Weevil vs Giant Mole Shrew

Pissodes castaneus compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Pine Weevil	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Curculionidae	Soricidae
Genus	Pissodes	Blarina
Species	Pissodes castaneus	Blarina brevicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Pine Weevil and Giant Mole Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Pine Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Pine Weevil	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Pine Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Banded Pine Weevil

The Banded Pine Weevil (Pissodes castaneus) is a species in the genus Pissodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.