Jungle Shrew vs Slender centaury

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Suncus	Centaurium
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Slender centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.