Giant Mole Shrew vs Olive Wax Cap

Blarina brevicauda compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Blarina	Hygrophorus
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States