Giant Mole Shrew vs marsh dock

Blarina brevicauda compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Blarina	Rumex
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	marsh dock
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.

marsh dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).