Giant Mole Shrew vs plicate door snail

Blarina brevicauda compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Blarina	Macrogastra
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Mole Shrew and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	plicate door snail
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.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.