Giant Mole Shrew vs silk-tassel

Blarina brevicauda compared with Garrya elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Soricidae	Garryaceae
Genus	Blarina	Garrya
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	silk-tassel
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.

silk-tassel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.