Jungle Shrew vs Mountain yam

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Suncus	Dioscorea
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.