mergulhão-de-atitlán vs Jungle Shrew

Podilymbus gigas compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• mergulhão-de-atitlán is Extinct while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Podicipedidae	Soricidae
Genus	Podilymbus	Suncus
Species	Podilymbus gigas	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-de-atitlán and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

mergulhão-de-atitlán

EX — Extinct

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-de-atitlán	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-de-atitlán

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mergulhão-de-atitlán

The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a species in the genus Podilymbus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.