Giant Mole Shrew vs Large-scaled Amidella

Blarina brevicauda compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Large-scaled Amidella is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Large-scaled Amidella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Blarina	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Amanita lepiotoides

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large-scaled Amidella

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Large-scaled Amidella
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-scaled Amidella

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.