Lowe's Shrew vs Plaster beetle

Chodsigoa parca compared with Cartodere constricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Cartodere
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Cartodere constricta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).