Jungle Shrew vs Pitch canker

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Soricidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Suncus	Fusarium
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.