Lowe's Shrew vs Melancholy Thistle

Chodsigoa parca compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chodsigoa	Cirsium
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).