Asian house shrew vs Bornean white-bearded gibbon

Suncus murinus compared with Hylobates albibarbis

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Bornean white-bearded gibbon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Bornean white-bearded gibbon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Hylobatidae
Genus	Suncus	Hylobates
Species	Suncus murinus	Hylobates albibarbis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Bornean white-bearded gibbon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Bornean white-bearded gibbon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Bornean white-bearded gibbon
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).

Bornean white-bearded gibbon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Bornean white-bearded gibbon

The Bornean White-bearded Gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis) is a species in the genus Hylobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.