Etruscan Shrew vs kaffir-lime

Suncus etruscus compared with Citrus hystrix

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while kaffir-lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	kaffir-lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Suncus	Citrus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Citrus hystrix

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

kaffir-lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	kaffir-lime
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).

kaffir-lime

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Laos, and Seychelles.

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.