Alpine Water-moss vs Jungle Shrew

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Alpine Water-moss is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Suncus
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.