Asian house shrew vs Limestone Annulet

Suncus murinus compared with Charissa pullata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian house shrew Limestone Annulet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Soricidae Geometridae
Genus Suncus Charissa
Species Suncus murinus Charissa pullata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Annulet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian house shrew Limestone Annulet
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).

Limestone Annulet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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).

Limestone Annulet

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia