Bedstraw vs Dsinezumi Shrew

Galium aparine compared with Crocidura dsinezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw	Dsinezumi Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rubiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Galium	Crocidura
Species	Galium aparine	Crocidura dsinezumi

Conservation Status

Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw	Dsinezumi Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Madagascar), Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Dsinezumi Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

Bedstraw

The Bedstraw (Galium aparine) is a species in the genus Galium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found.