Lowe's Shrew vs Wild Lettuce

Chodsigoa parca compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lowe's Shrew	Wild Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Chodsigoa parca	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lowe's Shrew	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.