Etruscan Shrew vs Faded Pincertail

Suncus etruscus compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Suncus	Onychogomphus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and Faded Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.