Asian house shrew vs Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa

Suncus murinus compared with Stylodipus sungorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Suncus	Stylodipus
Species	Suncus murinus	Stylodipus sungorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa
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).

Dzungarian Three-toed Jerboa

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).