Jungle Shrew vs Quito-orange

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Suncus	Solanum
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).