Etruscan Shrew vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Suncus etruscus compared with Hydrangea aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)	Cornales (قرانيات)
Family	Soricidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Suncus	Hydrangea
Species	Suncus etruscus	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	rough-leaf hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Etruscan Shrew

Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.