Black Carpenter Ant vs Etruscan Shrew

Camponotus pennsylvanicus compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Black Carpenter Ant is Not Evaluated while Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Carpenter Ant	Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Formicidae	Soricidae
Genus	Camponotus	Suncus
Species	Camponotus pennsylvanicus	Suncus etruscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Carpenter Ant and Etruscan Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Carpenter Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Carpenter Ant	Etruscan Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Carpenter Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Black Carpenter Ant

The Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) is a species in the genus Camponotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.