Boehmer's cat's-tail vs Jungle Shrew

Phleum phleoides compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Boehmer's cat's-tail is Vulnerable while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boehmer's cat's-tail	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Phleum	Suncus
Species	Phleum phleoides	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Boehmer's cat's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boehmer's cat's-tail	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boehmer's cat's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boehmer's cat's-tail

The Boehmer's cat's-tail (Phleum phleoides) is a species in the genus Phleum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).