Hook-tipped Roller vs Jungle Shrew

Ancylis apicella compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Hook-tipped Roller is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hook-tipped Roller	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tortricidae	Soricidae
Genus	Ancylis	Suncus
Species	Ancylis apicella	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hook-tipped Roller and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hook-tipped Roller

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hook-tipped Roller	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hook-tipped Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.