Jungle Shrew vs Streamside Swordfern

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Suncus	Nephrolepis
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.