Jungle Shrew vs keeled disc snail

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Discus perspectivus

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while keeled disc snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	keeled disc snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Discidae
Genus	Suncus	Discus
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Discus perspectivus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and keeled disc snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

keeled disc snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	keeled disc snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

keeled disc snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Italy and Ukraine.