Giant Mole Shrew vs Large Hook-moss

Blarina brevicauda compared with Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Large Hook-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Soricidae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Blarina	Drepanocladus
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large Hook-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Large Hook-moss
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.

Large Hook-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.