vs Jungle Shrew

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Suncus
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.