Giant Mole Shrew vs long yam

Blarina brevicauda compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Blarina	Dioscorea
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.