Lowe's Shrew vs Mountain Plume

Chodsigoa parca compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's 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 parca	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's 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.