Lowe's Shrew vs Slender Stonewort

Chodsigoa parca compared with Nitella gracilis

Key Differences

• Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern while Slender Stonewort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Slender Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Soricidae	Characeae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Nitella
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Nitella gracilis

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Slender Stonewort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.