Jungle Shrew vs Winged Currant

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Searsia pterota

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Winged Currant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Searsia
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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