Giant Mole Shrew vs Murray's skate

Blarina brevicauda compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Blarina	Bathyraja
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Murray's skate
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.

Murray's skate