Bumelia vs Giant Mole Shrew

Sideroxylon persimile compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bumelia	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sapotaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Sideroxylon	Blarina
Species	Sideroxylon persimile	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Bumelia

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bumelia	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bumelia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and United States.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Bumelia

The Bumelia (Sideroxylon persimile) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.