house mouse vs Lamulate Shrew

Mus musculus compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	house mouse	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Chodsigoa
Species	Mus musculus	Chodsigoa lamula

Evolutionary Relationship

house mouse and Lamulate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

house mouse

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	house mouse	Lamulate Shrew
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	2 years	—
Average Length	9 cm	—
Average Weight	20 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

house mouse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, 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 (9 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

house mouse

Among the most widespread and numerous mammals on Earth, house mice originated in South Asia and have accompanied human civilization across every continent except Antarctica. Weighing just 15–25 g, they are highly adaptable omnivores capable of surviving on minimal food and water. As the world's most commonly used laboratory animal, the house mouse has contributed to virtually every branch of biomedical research. They cause significant agricultural damage globally.