Jungle Shrew vs Pavement ant

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Pavement ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Formicidae
Genus	Suncus	Tetramorium
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).