Etruscan Shrew vs iron-grass

Suncus etruscus compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Spermacoce
Species	Suncus etruscus	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	iron-grass
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).

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.