Asian house shrew vs ホンケワタガモ

Suncus murinus compared with Somateria mollissima

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while ホンケワタガモ is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	ホンケワタガモ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Anseriformes (カモ目)
Family	Soricidae	Anatidae
Genus	Suncus	Somateria
Species	Suncus murinus	Somateria mollissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and ホンケワタガモ share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索動物)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

ホンケワタガモ

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	ホンケワタガモ
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).

ホンケワタガモ

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

ホンケワタガモ

ホンケワタガモ（Somateria mollissima）はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類されている。脅威のある種の基準に近く、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性がある。