Lamulate Shrew vs Red melastome

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Melastoma
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.