Giant Mole Shrew vs Silver-leaved Ebony

Blarina brevicauda compared with Diospyros argentea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Silver-leaved Ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Blarina	Diospyros
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Diospyros argentea

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Silver-leaved Ebony

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Silver-leaved Ebony
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.

Silver-leaved Ebony

Habitat

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