Etruscan Shrew vs Levant Pincertail

Suncus etruscus compared with Onychogomphus macrodon

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Levant Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Levant Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Suncus	Onychogomphus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Onychogomphus macrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and Levant Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Levant Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Levant Pincertail
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).

Levant Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.