Fen Ragwort vs Jungle Shrew

Jacobaea paludosa compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Ragwort	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Jacobaea	Suncus
Species	Jacobaea paludosa	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Ragwort	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.