American Eelgrass vs Lowe's Shrew

Vallisneria americana compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank American Eelgrass Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Hydrocharitaceae Soricidae
Genus Vallisneria Chodsigoa
Species Vallisneria americana Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

American Eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute American Eelgrass Lowe's Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Eelgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Italy), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Eelgrass

The American Eelgrass (Vallisneria americana) is a species in the genus Vallisneria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neo.

Lowe's Shrew

No description available.

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