Giant Mole Shrew vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Blarina brevicauda compared with Montia parvifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Montiaceae
Genus	Blarina	Montia
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Small-Leaved Blinks
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.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.