Asian house shrew vs small tortoiseshell

Suncus murinus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Suncus	Aglais
Species	Suncus murinus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	small tortoiseshell
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).

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). 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).

small tortoiseshell

작은 거북등 나비(Aglais urticae)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT) 종으로 분류된다. 위협 종으로 분류되기 직전 단계로, 보전 조치 없이는 취약 종이 될 수 있는 개체군이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia