Jungle Shrew vs Wormseed

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Suncus	Dysphania
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).