Black-headed Gold vs Jungle Shrew

Micropterix mansuetella compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Black-headed Gold is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Gold	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Micropterigidae	Soricidae
Genus	Micropterix	Suncus
Species	Micropterix mansuetella	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Gold and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Gold

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Gold	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Gold

The Black-headed Gold (Micropterix mansuetella) is a species in the genus Micropterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.