Giant Mole Shrew vs mountain melick

Blarina brevicauda compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Blarina	Melica
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.