Jungle Shrew vs Water Chickweed

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Suncus	Stellaria
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Water Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.