Field Foxtail vs Lowe's Shrew

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Field Foxtail 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 Alopecurus Chodsigoa
Species Alopecurus pratensis Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Field Foxtail Lowe's Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

No description available.

Lowe's Shrew

No description available.

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