danewort, dwarf elder vs Etruscan Shrew

Sambucus ebulus compared with Suncus etruscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	danewort, dwarf elder	Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Viburnaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Sambucus	Suncus
Species	Sambucus ebulus	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	danewort, dwarf elder	Etruscan Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain