Jungle Shrew vs Round-spotted Major

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Suncus	Oxycera
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Round-spotted Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.