Jungle Shrew vs Wild Potato Vine

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Ipomoea tiliacea

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Wild Potato Vine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Wild Potato Vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Suncus	Ipomoea
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Ipomoea tiliacea

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Wild Potato Vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Wild Potato Vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Potato Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Sao Tome and Principe.