Assam Mole Shrew vs Digitgrass

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Digitaria eriantha

Key Differences

• Assam Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Digitgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	Digitgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anourosorex	Digitaria
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Digitaria eriantha

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Digitgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	Digitgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Digitgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, India), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.