vs Jungle Shrew

Chroococcus cumulatus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jungle Shrew
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Cyanobacteria (สาหร่ายสีเขียวแกมน้ำเงิน) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Cyanobacteriia Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Cyanobacteriales Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family Microcystaceae Soricidae
Genus Chroococcus Suncus
Species Chroococcus cumulatus Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jungle Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chroococcus cumulatus is a cyanobacterium in the family Chroococcaceae, found in freshwater and semi-aquatic habitats. Members of the genus Chroococcus are among the simplest organized cyanobacteria, consisting of spherical cells that divide by binary fission to form pairs or tetrads held together within layered gelatinous sheaths. Cyanobacteria are cosmopolitan prokaryotes that carry out oxygenic photosynthesis using pigments including chlorophyll a, phycocyanin, and phycoerythrin. Chroococcus species occur in diverse aquatic habitats ranging from standing freshwater bodies to damp soil surfaces, rock faces, and tree bark in humid environments. The genus has historically been characterized primarily on the basis of cell size, sheath structure, and colony organization, though molecular analysis has increasingly revealed cryptic diversity within morphologically defined groups. Chroococcus cumulatus has been documented from northern European freshwater habitats. As a microscopic prokaryote, it has not been assessed by the IUCN, and its ecological role centers on primary production at the base of aquatic food webs in its habitat.

Jungle Shrew

No description available.

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