Asian house shrew vs Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Suncus murinus compared with Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Suncus	Platyrrhinus
Species	Suncus murinus	Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat
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).

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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).

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

The Brown-Bellied Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus fusciventris) 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.