Etruscan Shrew vs Fen Ragwort

Suncus etruscus compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Suncus	Jacobaea
Species	Suncus etruscus	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Fen Ragwort
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).

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.