Giant Mole Shrew vs halberd willow

Blarina brevicauda compared with Salix hastata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	halberd willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Blarina	Salix
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Salix hastata

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

halberd willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	halberd willow
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.

halberd willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.