Asian house shrew vs Devon Piercer

Suncus murinus compared with Pammene ignorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian house shrew Devon Piercer
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Soricidae Tortricidae
Genus Suncus Pammene
Species Suncus murinus Pammene ignorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Devon Piercer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Devon Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian house shrew Devon Piercer
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).

Devon Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

Devon Piercer

No description available.

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