Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Etruscan Shrew

Nymphoides cordata compared with Suncus etruscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Nymphoides	Suncus
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Etruscan Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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).

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.