Giant Mole Shrew vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Blarina brevicauda compared with Lucilia illustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Blarina	Lucilia
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Lucilia illustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and Illustrious Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Illustrious Greenbottle
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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States