Keruing vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Dipterocarpus eurhynchus compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Key Differences

• Keruing is Near Threatened while Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keruing	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Dipterocarpus	Crocidura
Species	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keruing	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keruing

Habitat

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

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).