Jungle Shrew vs Red Lauan

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Red Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Red Lauan
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 negrosensis

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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