Asian house shrew vs Nujiang Quyan

Suncus murinus compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian house shrew	Nujiang Quyan
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	Soricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Suncus	Uropsilus
Species	Suncus murinus	Uropsilus investigator

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asian house shrew

LC — Least Concern

Nujiang Quyan

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian house shrew	Nujiang Quyan
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).

Nujiang Quyan

Habitat

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).