Lamulate Shrew vs Mountain Plume

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Stenoptilia
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lamulate Shrew and Mountain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Mountain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.