Asian house shrew vs
Suncus murinus compared with Dyadobacter jiangsuensis
Key Differences
- Asian house shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Asian house shrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Tier) | Bacteria (Bacteria) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordatiere) | Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota) |
| Class | Mammalia (Säugetiere) | Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia) |
| Order | Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) | Cytophagales (Cytophagales) |
| Family | Soricidae | Spirosomaceae |
| Genus | Suncus | Dyadobacter |
| Species | Suncus murinus | Dyadobacter jiangsuensis |
Conservation Status
Asian house shrew
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Asian house shrew | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Asian house shrew
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.
Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Russia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).
Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Found in Taiwan.
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).
Dyadobacter jiangsuensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium in the family Cytophagaceae, first isolated from soil samples in Jiangsu Province, China. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and non-motile, with the capacity to degrade polysaccharides in its soil environment. The genus Dyadobacter is part of the diverse Bacteroidetes phylum widely distributed in terrestrial and freshwater habitats.
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