Indian Jointvetch vs Lowe's Shrew

Aeschynomene indica compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Indian Jointvetch Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Fabaceae Soricidae
Genus Aeschynomene Chodsigoa
Species Aeschynomene indica Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Indian Jointvetch

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Indian Jointvetch Lowe's Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Jointvetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Jointvetch

No description available.

Lowe's Shrew

No description available.

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