Jungle Shrew vs Wailing Cisticola

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Cisticola lais

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Wailing Cisticola is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Wailing Cisticola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Suncus	Cisticola
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Cisticola lais

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Wailing Cisticola share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Wailing Cisticola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wailing Cisticola

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.