Jungle Shrew vs Small Suncup

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Suncus	Aspidonepsis
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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