Assam Mole Shrew vs black-bindweed

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Assam Mole Shrew is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Dioscorea
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	black-bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Assam Mole Shrew

The Assam Mole Shrew (Anourosorex assamensis) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.