Jungle Shrew vs Marbled Button

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Acleris maccana

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Marbled Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Marbled Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Suncus	Acleris
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Marbled Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Marbled Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.