Giant Mole Shrew vs Root rot

Blarina brevicauda compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Soricidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Blarina	Phytophthora
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Root rot
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.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States