Dsinezumi Shrew vs Nutmeg

Crocidura dsinezumi compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dsinezumi Shrew	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Soricidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Myristica
Species	Crocidura dsinezumi	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dsinezumi Shrew	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).