Giant Mole Shrew vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Blarina brevicauda compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Blarina	Eleocharis
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).