Giant Mole Shrew vs Painted Suillus

Blarina brevicauda compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Blarina	Suillus
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States