Jungle Shrew vs Pale Sunflower

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Helianthus decapetalus

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Pale Sunflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Pale Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Suncus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Helianthus decapetalus

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Pale Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Pale Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).