Dsinezumi Shrew vs White Star Apple

Crocidura dsinezumi compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Dsinezumi Shrew is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dsinezumi Shrew	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Gambeya
Species	Crocidura dsinezumi	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Dsinezumi Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dsinezumi Shrew	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.