Grooved Flax vs Jungle Shrew

Linum sulcatum compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Flax	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Linaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Linum	Suncus
Species	Linum sulcatum	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved Flax	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.