Jungle Shrew vs Taiga tick

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Soricidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Suncus	Ixodes
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.