Amazon Black Howler vs Asian house shrew

Alouatta nigerrima compared with Suncus murinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Black Howler Asian house shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Primates (灵长目) Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family Atelidae Soricidae
Genus Alouatta Suncus
Species Alouatta nigerrima Suncus murinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Black Howler and Asian house shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Amazon Black Howler

LC — Least Concern

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Black Howler Asian house shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Black Howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Amazon Black Howler

The Amazon Black Howler (Alouatta nigerrima) is a species in the genus Alouatta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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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