Asian house shrew vs Large Luzon Carpomys

Suncus murinus compared with Carpomys melanurus

Key Differences

Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Large Luzon Carpomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Large Luzon Carpomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Suncus	Carpomys
Species	Suncus murinus	Carpomys melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Large Luzon Carpomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Large Luzon Carpomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Large Luzon Carpomys
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).

Large Luzon Carpomys

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).