Asian house shrew vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Suncus murinus compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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	Chiropodomys
Species	Suncus murinus	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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).

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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).