Jungle Shrew vs redhead

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while redhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Hamelia
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	redhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).