Giant Mole Shrew vs large yellow-sedge

Blarina brevicauda compared with Carex flava

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while large yellow-sedge is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	large yellow-sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Blarina	Carex
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Carex flava

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

large yellow-sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	large yellow-sedge
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 yellow-sedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, boreal forests and taiga, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States