Dsinezumi Shrew vs small scabious

Crocidura dsinezumi compared with Scabiosa columbaria

Key Differences

• Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern while small scabious is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dsinezumi Shrew	small scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Soricidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Scabiosa
Species	Crocidura dsinezumi	Scabiosa columbaria

Conservation Status

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

small scabious

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dsinezumi Shrew	small scabious
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.

small scabious

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan