Asian house shrew vs Formosan rock macaque

Suncus murinus compared with Macaca cyclopis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Asian house shrew Formosan rock macaque
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 Soricomorpha (鼩形目) Primates (灵长目)
Family Soricidae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Suncus Macaca
Species Suncus murinus Macaca cyclopis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian house shrew and Formosan rock macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Asian house shrew Formosan rock macaque
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).

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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).

Formosan rock macaque

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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