Hairy Snakefern vs Jungle Shrew

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Microgramma	Suncus
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.