Jungle Shrew vs Red melastome

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Suncus	Melastoma
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.