Fawn Starweb vs Jungle Shrew

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Fawn Starweb is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Suncus
Species	Asterostroma cervicolor	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.