Alectryon vs Asian house shrew

Alectryon tropicus compared with Suncus murinus

Key Differences

  • Alectryon is Near Threatened while Asian house shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alectryon Asian house shrew
Kingdom Plantae (растения) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Sapindales (сапиндоцветные) Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family Sapindaceae Soricidae
Genus Alectryon Suncus
Species Alectryon tropicus Suncus murinus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alectryon Asian house shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

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