Buddha's hand vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Alocasia cucullata compared with Sorex minutissimus

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Eurasian Least Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Araceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alocasia	Sorex
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Sorex minutissimus

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Eurasian Least Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.