Alectryon vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Alectryon tropicus compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alectryon	Crocidura
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.