Asian house shrew vs Babouin hamadryas

Suncus murinus compared with Papio hamadryas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Babouin hamadryas
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Suncus	Papio
Species	Suncus murinus	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Babouin hamadryas share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Babouin hamadryas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Babouin hamadryas
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).

Babouin hamadryas

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).