Jungle Shrew vs Pencil Cedar

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Soricidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Suncus	Polyscias
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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