Giant Mole Shrew vs Hartz's bluegrass

Blarina brevicauda compared with Poa hartzii

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Hartz's bluegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Hartz's bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Blarina	Poa
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Poa hartzii

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hartz's bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Hartz's bluegrass
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.

Hartz's bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.