Giant Mole Shrew vs Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Blarina brevicauda compared with Taraxacum xiphoideum

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Parallel-leaved Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Blarina	Taraxacum
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Taraxacum xiphoideum

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Parallel-leaved Dandelion
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.

Parallel-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.