Giant Mole Shrew vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Dorocordulia
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.