Assam Mole Shrew vs owl's-eye

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Mammillaria parkinsonii

Key Differences

• Assam Mole Shrew is Least Concern while owl's-eye is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	owl's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Mammillaria
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Mammillaria parkinsonii

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

owl's-eye

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	owl's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

owl's-eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.