Asian house shrew vs Crocidure d'Assumbo

Suncus murinus compared with Crocidura picea

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Crocidure d'Assumbo is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Crocidure d'Assumbo
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Suncus	Crocidura
Species	Suncus murinus	Crocidura picea

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Crocidure d'Assumbo share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Crocidure d'Assumbo

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Crocidure d'Assumbo
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).

Crocidure d'Assumbo

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).

Crocidure d'Assumbo

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.