Asian house shrew vs White-cheeked Pintail

Suncus murinus compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian house shrew White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same Animalia (động vật) Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same Chordata (động vật có dây sống) Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class Mammalia (lớp Thú) Aves (chim)
Order Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù) Anseriformes (bộ Ngỗng)
Family Soricidae Anatidae
Genus Suncus Anas
Species Suncus murinus Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian house shrew White-cheeked Pintail
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).

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia