Jungle Shrew vs Orinoco-apple

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Solanum sessiliflorum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Orinoco-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Orinoco-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Suncus	Solanum
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Solanum sessiliflorum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Orinoco-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Orinoco-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.