Brown Flat-body vs Jungle Shrew

Depressaria badiella compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Brown Flat-body is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Flat-body	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	Depressariidae	Soricidae
Genus	Depressaria	Suncus
Species	Depressaria badiella	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Flat-body and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Flat-body	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Flat-body

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.

Brown Flat-body

The Brown Flat-body (Depressaria badiella) is a species in the genus Depressaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.