Buff-Tipped Marble vs Jungle Shrew

Hedya ochroleucana compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Buff-Tipped Marble is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-Tipped Marble	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	Tortricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Hedya	Suncus
Species	Hedya ochroleucana	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-Tipped Marble and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-Tipped Marble

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-Tipped Marble	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-Tipped Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-Tipped Marble

The Buff-Tipped Marble (Hedya ochroleucana) is a species in the genus Hedya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.