Jungle Shrew vs

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Soricidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Suncus	Sphingobium
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium chlorophenolicum is a gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, renowned for its ability to degrade pentachlorophenol (PCP), a persistent organochlorine pollutant. It inhabits soil and water environments contaminated with chlorophenolic compounds and is a candidate for bioremediation applications. Its conservation status is not evaluated.