Giant Elm Bracket vs Giant Mole Shrew

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Blarina brevicauda

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm 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	Meripilaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Blarina
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.