Curran’s Pitogo vs Etruscan Shrew

Cycas curranii compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cycadaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cycas	Suncus
Species	Cycas curranii	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Etruscan Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

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.