Etruscan Shrew vs Lemon-rumped Tanager

Suncus etruscus compared with Ramphocelus icteronotus

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Lemon-rumped Tanager is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Lemon-rumped Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Soricidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Suncus	Ramphocelus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Ramphocelus icteronotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and Lemon-rumped Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lemon-rumped Tanager

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Lemon-rumped Tanager
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).

Lemon-rumped Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.