Jungle Shrew vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Suncus zeylanicus compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Jungle Shrew is Endangered while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle Shrew	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Suncus	Sargus
Species	Suncus zeylanicus	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Jungle Shrew and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle Shrew	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.