vs Asian house shrew

Acanthocorbis campanula compared with Suncus murinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian house shrew
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Choanozoa (Choanozoa) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Acanthoecidae Soricidae
Genus Acanthocorbis Suncus
Species Acanthocorbis campanula Suncus murinus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian house shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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).

Acanthocorbis campanula is a species in the genus Acanthocorbis. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Norway and Sweden, inhabiting Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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).

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