Giant Mole Shrew vs True kola

Blarina brevicauda compared with Cola acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	True kola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Blarina	Cola
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Cola acuminata

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

True kola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	True kola
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.

True kola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Costa Rica.