Jelly Rot vs Jungle Shrew

Phlebia tremellosa compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Jelly Rot is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jelly Rot	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meruliaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Phlebia	Suncus
Species	Phlebia tremellosa	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jelly Rot	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jelly Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.