Giant Mole Shrew vs Grey Mould

Blarina brevicauda compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Soricidae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Blarina	Botrytis
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Grey Mould
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.

Grey Mould

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.