Basil Balm vs Jungle Shrew

Clinopodium acinos compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Basil Balm is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basil Balm	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lamiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Clinopodium	Suncus
Species	Clinopodium acinos	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Basil Balm

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basil Balm

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basil Balm

The Basil Balm (Clinopodium acinos) is a species in the genus Clinopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.