Four-barred Major vs Jungle Shrew

Oxycera rara compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

  • Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Four-barred Major Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Stratiomyidae Soricidae
Genus Oxycera Suncus
Species Oxycera rara Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-barred Major and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Four-barred Major Jungle Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-barred Major

No description available.

Jungle Shrew

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia