Dense-flowered Fumitory vs Lamulate Shrew

Fumaria densiflora compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Ranunculales (キンポウゲ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Papaveraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fumaria	Chodsigoa
Species	Fumaria densiflora	Chodsigoa lamula

Conservation Status

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.