Giant Mole Shrew vs groundhog

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while groundhog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Anourosorex	Marmota
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	groundhog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.