Jungle Shrew vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Pollenia viatica

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Orange-palped Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Orange-palped 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 viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Orange-palped Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.