Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat vs Asian house shrew

Platyrrhinus albericoi compared with Suncus murinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat Asian house shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Phyllostomidae Soricidae
Genus Platyrrhinus Suncus
Species Platyrrhinus albericoi Suncus murinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat and Asian house shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat Asian house shrew
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

The Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus albericoi) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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).

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