Lesser White-toothed Shrew vs mersawa

Crocidura suaveolens compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Lesser White-toothed Shrew is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

mersawa

Habitat

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