Jungle Shrew vs pygmy arrowhead

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while pygmy arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Suncus	Sagittaria
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	pygmy arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.