Giant Mole Shrew vs Tile Lichen

Blarina brevicauda compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Soricidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Blarina	Lecidea
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Tile Lichen
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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States