Asian house shrew vs brown point snail

Suncus murinus compared with Acicula fusca

Key Differences

• Asian house shrew is Least Concern while brown point snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	brown point snail
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)	Gastropoda (腹足纲)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Architaenioglossa (主扭舌目)
Family	Soricidae	Aciculidae
Genus	Suncus	Acicula
Species	Suncus murinus	Acicula fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and brown point snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

brown point snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	brown point snail
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).

brown point snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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).

brown point snail

The Brown Point Snail (Acicula fusca) is a species in the genus Acicula. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.