Blue-striped Spreadwing vs Jungle Shrew

Lestes tenuatus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Blue-striped Spreadwing is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lestidae	Soricidae
Genus	Lestes	Suncus
Species	Lestes tenuatus	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-striped Spreadwing and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-striped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-striped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-striped Spreadwing

The Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) is a species in the genus Lestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.