Asian house shrew vs

Suncus murinus compared with Comatricha elegans

Key Differences

  • Asian house shrew is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian house shrew
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Protozoa (원생동물)
Phylum Chordata (척삭동물) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (포유류) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Soricomorpha (땃쥐목) Stemonitidales
Family Soricidae Stemonitidaceae
Genus Suncus Comatricha
Species Suncus murinus Comatricha elegans

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian house shrew
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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).

Comatricha elegans는 포자 분산을 돕는 복잡한 내부 실 네트워크(모발조직)를 가진 가늘고 자루 모양의 원통형 포자낭을 형성하는 섬세한 점균류입니다. 전 세계 습한 삼림 환경의 썩어가는 목재와 수피에서 자랍니다. 이 종은 우아한 자실체 구조와 범세계적 분포로 주목받는 점균류 그룹에 속합니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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