Jungle Shrew vs Narrow swordfern

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Suncus	Nephrolepis
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).