Etruscan Shrew vs Home Cup

Suncus etruscus compared with Peziza domiciliana

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Home Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Home Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Suncus	Peziza
Species	Suncus etruscus	Peziza domiciliana

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Home Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Home Cup
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).

Home Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.