Lamulate Shrew vs Violet Black-legged

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Dioctria atricapilla

Key Differences

• Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern while Violet Black-legged is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	Violet Black-legged
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Asilidae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Dioctria
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Dioctria atricapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Lamulate Shrew and Violet Black-legged share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet Black-legged

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	Violet Black-legged
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Black-legged

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.