Giant Mole Shrew vs Large-Spored Truffle

Blarina brevicauda compared with Tuber macrosporum

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Large-Spored Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Blarina	Tuber
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Tuber macrosporum

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Large-Spored Truffle
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-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.