Asian house shrew vs Meadow-sweet Button

Suncus murinus compared with Acleris shepherdana

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while Meadow-sweet Button is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Meadow-sweet Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Suncus	Acleris
Species	Suncus murinus	Acleris shepherdana

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Meadow-sweet Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Meadow-sweet Button

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Meadow-sweet Button
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).

Meadow-sweet Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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).