Assam Mole Shrew vs lettered cone

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Conus litteratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	lettered cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Soricidae	Conidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Conus
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Conus litteratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Assam Mole Shrew and lettered cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	lettered cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.