Java-bean vs North American least shrew

Senna obtusifolia compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Java-bean North American least shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Fabaceae Soricidae
Genus Senna Cryptotis
Species Senna obtusifolia Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Java-bean North American least shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

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 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

No description available.

North American least shrew

No description available.

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