Etruscan Shrew vs Lecythis

Suncus etruscus compared with Lecythis ollaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Lecythis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Suncus	Lecythis
Species	Suncus etruscus	Lecythis ollaria

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lecythis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Lecythis
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).

Lecythis

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Libya.

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.