Jungle Shrew vs water dock

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Suncus	Rumex
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).