Jungle Shrew vs Three-striped Dasher

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Micrathyria didyma

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Three-striped Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Suncus	Micrathyria
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Three-striped Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.