Asian house shrew vs blunt tellin

Suncus murinus compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	blunt tellin
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Mollusca (软体动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Bivalvia (双壳纲)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Cardiida (鸟蛤目)
Family	Soricidae	Tellinidae
Genus	Suncus	Arcopagia
Species	Suncus murinus	Arcopagia crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and blunt tellin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	blunt tellin
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).

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.