Basketgrass vs Lowe's Shrew

Oplismenus hirtellus compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Basketgrass is Not Evaluated while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basketgrass	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Oplismenus	Chodsigoa
Species	Oplismenus hirtellus	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Basketgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basketgrass	Lowe's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basketgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basketgrass

The Basketgrass (Oplismenus hirtellus) is a species in the genus Oplismenus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Its range includes Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and El Salvador.