Jungle Shrew vs Sickle Medick

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Suncus	Medicago
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).