Asian house shrew vs

Suncus murinus compared with Microbacterium tumbae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Actinomycetales (방선균목)
Family	Soricidae	Microbacteriaceae
Genus	Suncus	Microbacterium
Species	Suncus murinus	Microbacterium tumbae

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan