Giant Mole Shrew vs Tan Ear

Anourosorex schmidi compared with Otidea alutacea

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient while Tan Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Otidea
Species	Anourosorex schmidi	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.