Giant Mole Shrew vs

Blarina brevicauda compared with Phaeographis dendritica

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ostropales (Ostropales)
Family	Soricidae	Graphidaceae
Genus	Blarina	Phaeographis
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Phaeographis dendritica

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Phaeographis dendritica is a corticolous crustose lichen forming pale to whitish patches on smooth bark with distinctive branched, dendritic lirellate apothecia. It inhabits humid, shaded temperate woodland, particularly old-growth forests in oceanic regions. Classified as Vulnerable, this species is threatened by habitat loss and the decline of ancient, undisturbed woodland ecosystems.