Asian house shrew vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Suncus murinus compared with Anarta melanopa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian house shrew Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Insecta (แมลง)
Order Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น) Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family Soricidae Noctuidae
Genus Suncus Anarta
Species Suncus murinus Anarta melanopa

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Broad-Bordered White Underwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian house shrew Broad-Bordered White Underwing
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).

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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).

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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