Dsinezumi Shrew vs Foxtail

Crocidura dsinezumi compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dsinezumi Shrew	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Amaranthus
Species	Crocidura dsinezumi	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dsinezumi Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan