Giant Mole Shrew vs umkokolo

Blarina brevicauda compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Blarina	Dovyalis
Species	Blarina brevicauda	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).