Asian house shrew vs Strandtausendgüldenkraut

Suncus murinus compared with Centaurium littorale

Key Differences

Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Strandtausendgüldenkraut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Strandtausendgüldenkraut
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Enzianartige)
Family	Soricidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Suncus	Centaurium
Species	Suncus murinus	Centaurium littorale

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Strandtausendgüldenkraut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Strandtausendgüldenkraut
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).

Strandtausendgüldenkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).