Devil's Shoestring vs Giant Mole Shrew

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Blarina
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.