Giant Mole Shrew vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Blarina brevicauda compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Soricidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Blarina	Puccinia
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Great Fen Sedge Rust