Blue-black Tooth vs Jungle Shrew

Phellodon atratus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

  • Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-black Tooth Jungle Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Thelephoraceae Soricidae
Genus Phellodon Suncus
Species Phellodon atratus Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-black Tooth Jungle Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

No description available.

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