Etruscan Shrew vs lemon

Suncus etruscus compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while lemon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	lemon
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 limon

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	lemon
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

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.

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.