Giant Mole Shrew vs Red Truffle

Blarina brevicauda compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Blarina	Tuber
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Red Truffle
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.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.