Blue-winged Teal vs Jungle Shrew

Spatula discors compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Teal is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Teal	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Anatidae	Soricidae
Genus	Spatula	Suncus
Species	Spatula discors	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Teal and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Teal

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Teal	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Teal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.