false pepperwort vs Giant Mole Shrew

Marsilea crenata compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Marsileaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Marsilea	Blarina
Species	Marsilea crenata	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.