Giant Mole Shrew vs Tear Dropper

Blarina brevicauda compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Blarina	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States