Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle vs Jungle Shrew

Clivina fossor compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Carabidae	Soricidae
Genus	Clivina	Suncus
Species	Clivina fossor	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle

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.