Jungle Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Suncus	Gaultheria
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.