Etruscan Shrew vs Lesser Scalewort

Suncus etruscus compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Soricidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Suncus	Frullania
Species	Suncus etruscus	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Lesser Scalewort
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).

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.