Etruscan Shrew vs Gingham-golfball

Suncus etruscus compared with Euphorbia obesa

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Gingham-golfball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Gingham-golfball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Euphorbia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Euphorbia obesa

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Gingham-golfball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Gingham-golfball
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).

Gingham-golfball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.