Jungle Shrew vs lesser skullcap

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Scutellaria minor

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while lesser skullcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	lesser skullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Scutellaria
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Scutellaria minor

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

lesser skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	lesser skullcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lesser skullcap

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).