Etruscan Shrew vs Field Blewit

Suncus etruscus compared with Lepista personata

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Field Blewit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Field Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Suncus	Lepista
Species	Suncus etruscus	Lepista personata

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Field Blewit
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).

Field Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.