Emei Quyan vs Asian house shrew

Uropsilus andersoni compared with Suncus murinus

Key Differences

• Emei Quyan is Data Deficient while Asian house shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emei Quyan	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 same	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Talpidae	Soricidae
Genus	Uropsilus	Suncus
Species	Uropsilus andersoni	Suncus murinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Emei Quyan and Asian house shrew share a common ancestor at the Order level: Soricomorpha. (鼩形目)

Conservation Status

Emei Quyan

DD — Data Deficient

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emei Quyan	Asian house shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emei Quyan

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).

Emei Quyan

The Anderson s Shrew Mole (Uropsilus andersoni) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. 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).