Cut-Leaf Mallow vs Lamulate Shrew

Malva alcea compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Malvaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Malva	Chodsigoa
Species	Malva alcea	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.