Etruscan Shrew vs Freyer’S Fritillary

Suncus etruscus compared with Melitaea phoebe

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Freyer’S Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Suncus	Melitaea
Species	Suncus etruscus	Melitaea phoebe

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and Freyer’S Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Freyer’S Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Freyer’S Fritillary
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).

Freyer’S Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (32 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇷🇺 Russia 🇪🇸 Spain