Lowe's Shrew vs Red melastome

Chodsigoa parca compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Melastoma
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.