Giant Mole Shrew vs Papyrus

Blarina brevicauda compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Papyrus
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	Cyperus
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Papyrus
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.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).