Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Jungle Shrew

Chiropodomys gliroides compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Soricidae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Suncus
Species	Chiropodomys gliroides	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.