Asian house shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Asian house shrew lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Suncus murinus
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Asian house shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Asian house shrew in 16 countries and territories across Africa and Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains. In Iran (Islamic Republic of) it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Asian house shrew endangered?

The Asian house shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Asian house shrew?

The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Suncus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Asian house shrew

The Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced in several West Asian and East African countries. It is considered an invasive species and has been implicated in the demise of several island lizard species.

It is also called house shrew, grey musk shrew, Asian musk shrew or Indian musk shrew.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asian house shrew (revision 1370602134), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1062541 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).