Jungle Shrew vs short-stem iris

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Suncus	Iris
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.