Jungle Shrew vs Prickly Coontail

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Suncus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.