Field Brome vs Jungle Shrew

Bromus arvensis compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Field Brome is Near Threatened while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Brome	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Bromus	Suncus
Species	Bromus arvensis	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Field Brome

NT — Near Threatened

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Brome	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Brome

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Japan), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.