Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Stuckenia filiformis compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Stuckenia	Cryptotis
Species	Stuckenia filiformis	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

The Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed (Stuckenia filiformis) is a species in the genus Stuckenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).