Jungle Shrew vs water-apple

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Suncus	Syzygium
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.