Fragrant Bracket vs Giant Mole Shrew

Trametes suaveolens compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polyporaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Trametes	Blarina
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Giant Mole Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States