Giant Mole Shrew vs Thicket Bean

Blarina brevicauda compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Blarina	Phaseolus
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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