Cuclillo esmeralda africano vs Asian house shrew

Chrysococcyx cupreus compared with Suncus murinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuclillo esmeralda africano	Asian house shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cuculidae	Soricidae
Genus	Chrysococcyx	Suncus
Species	Chrysococcyx cupreus	Suncus murinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cuclillo esmeralda africano and Asian house shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cuclillo esmeralda africano

LC — Least Concern

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuclillo esmeralda africano	Asian house shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuclillo esmeralda africano

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Cuclillo esmeralda africano

The African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species in the genus Chrysococcyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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).