Jungle Shrew vs umkokolo

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Suncus	Dovyalis
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).