Jungle Shrew vs Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Pilosella officinarum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Mouse-Ear Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Suncus	Pilosella
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Pilosella officinarum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and United States.