Asian house shrew vs Dover Grass

Suncus murinus compared with Lolium pratense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Dover Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Poales (벼목)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Suncus	Lolium
Species	Suncus murinus	Lolium pratense

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Dover Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Dover Grass
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).

Dover Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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).