Devil'S Urn vs Giant Mole Shrew

Urnula craterium compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Urnula	Blarina
Species	Urnula craterium	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.