butterfly-pea vs Jungle Shrew

Centrosema virginianum compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• butterfly-pea is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Centrosema	Suncus
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.