Giant Mole Shrew vs Pine Jelly

Blarina brevicauda compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Soricidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Blarina	Exidia
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.