Giant Mole Shrew vs Mantled Baskettail

Blarina brevicauda compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Blarina	Epitheca
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and Mantled Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.