vs Lowe's Shrew

Limnothrix vacuolifera compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pseudanabaenaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Limnothrix	Chodsigoa
Species	Limnothrix vacuolifera	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lowe's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.