African Orange Tip vs Jungle Shrew

Colotis evenina compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• African Orange Tip is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Orange Tip	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pieridae	Soricidae
Genus	Colotis	Suncus
Species	Colotis evenina	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Orange Tip and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Orange Tip	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Orange Tip

The African Orange Tip (Colotis evenina) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.