Asian house shrew vs Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus

Suncus murinus compared with Blarinella quadraticauda

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Suncus	Blarinella
Species	Suncus murinus	Blarinella quadraticauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian house shrew

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 (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Russia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian house shrew

The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a species in the genus Suncus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Russia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

Asiatische Kurzschwanzspitzmaus

The Asiatic Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella quadraticauda) is a species in the genus Blarinella. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.