Giant Mole Shrew vs

Blarina brevicauda compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Soricidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Blarina	Sphingobacterium
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative rod first described from Yamdrok Lake in Tibet, China. It inhabits high-altitude lacustrine sediments and cold, alkaline lake environments of the Tibetan Plateau. This aerobic chemoheterotroph is adapted to the extreme conditions of high-altitude saline lakes.