Asian house shrew vs Small Tabby

Suncus murinus compared with Aglossa caprealis

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Small Tabby is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Small Tabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Soricidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Suncus	Aglossa
Species	Suncus murinus	Aglossa caprealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Small Tabby share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Tabby

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Small Tabby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian house shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Russia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

Small Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Asian house shrew

The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a species in the genus Suncus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Russia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).