Chestnut-collared Swift vs Jungle Shrew

Streptoprocne rutila compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-collared Swift is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-collared Swift	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apodidae	Soricidae
Genus	Streptoprocne	Suncus
Species	Streptoprocne rutila	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-collared Swift and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-collared Swift

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-collared Swift	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-collared Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-collared Swift

Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.