Giant Mole Shrew vs persimmon

Blarina brevicauda compared with Diospyros kaki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Blarina	Diospyros
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	persimmon
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.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).