Asian house shrew vs Malayan Water Shrew

Suncus murinus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family same	Soricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Suncus	Chimarrogale
Species	Suncus murinus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Family level: Soricidae.

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Malayan Water 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).

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).