Giant Mole Shrew vs Year Bean

Blarina brevicauda compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Giant Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Mole Shrew	Year 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 dumosus

Conservation Status

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Mole Shrew	Year 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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.