Giant Mole Shrew vs Nettle Rash

Blarina brevicauda compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Soricidae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Blarina	Leptosphaeria
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Nettle Rash
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.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.