Basket Elm vs Jungle Shrew

Ulmus crassifolia compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Basket Elm is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Elm	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ulmaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ulmus	Suncus
Species	Ulmus crassifolia	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Basket Elm

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Elm

Habitat

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

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basket Elm

The Basket Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) is a species in the genus Ulmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.