Jungle Shrew vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Pollenia angustigena

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Suncus	Pollenia
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Pollenia angustigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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