Assam Mole Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Assam Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Gaultheria
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.