vs Etruscan Shrew

Coprinopsis kubickae compared with Suncus etruscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Suncus
Species	Coprinopsis kubickae	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Etruscan Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Coprinopsis kubickae is a small, ink-cap mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae, belonging to a genus of autodigestive fungi where the cap deliquesces into a black inky mass at maturity as spores are released. It grows on dung, straw, or decomposing organic matter in agricultural and woodland settings. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found across temperate Europe.

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.