Etruscan Shrew vs floating crystalwort

Suncus etruscus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Soricidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Suncus	Riccia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	floating crystalwort
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).

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.