Jungle Shrew vs Onion Earthball

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Suncus	Scleroderma
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).