Jungle Shrew vs Light Red Meranti

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Suncus	Shorea
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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