Fringed rue vs Jungle Shrew

Ruta chalepensis compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Fringed rue is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed rue	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rutaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ruta	Suncus
Species	Ruta chalepensis	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed rue	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.