Assam Mole Shrew vs scimitar-bean

Anourosorex assamensis compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Assam Mole Shrew is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Assam Mole Shrew	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anourosorex	Canavalia
Species	Anourosorex assamensis	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Assam Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Assam Mole Shrew	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Assam Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.