Jungle Shrew vs

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Merismopedia minima

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Soricidae	Chamaesiphonaceae
Genus	Suncus	Merismopedia
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Merismopedia minima

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Merismopedia minima is a very small colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae that forms flat, rectangular, sheet-like colonies of cells arranged in regular rows. It is found in freshwater and brackish planktonic habitats worldwide. Its conservation status is not evaluated.