Jungle Shrew vs Red Balau

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Suncus	Shorea
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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