Jungle Shrew vs Peppery Roundhead

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Stropharia pseudocyanea

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Peppery Roundhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Peppery Roundhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Suncus	Stropharia
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Stropharia pseudocyanea

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Peppery Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Peppery Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peppery Roundhead

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.