vs Jungle Shrew

Buellia ocellata compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

  • is Near Threatened while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jungle Shrew
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caliciales (Caliciales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Caliciaceae Soricidae
Genus Buellia Suncus
Species Buellia ocellata Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jungle Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buellia ocellata is a crustose lichen with a pale grey to white areolate thallus bearing dark lecideine apothecia surrounded by a paler excipular ring. It inhabits exposed bark of old deciduous trees and smooth-barked conifers in temperate European woodlands. This lichen is sensitive to air quality changes and associated with veteran trees in ancient woodland.

Jungle Shrew

No description available.

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