vs Jungle Shrew

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Biddulphia	Suncus
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	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 and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.