Etruscan Shrew vs long-necked nodding moss

Suncus etruscus compared with Pohlia longicolla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	long-necked nodding moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Soricidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Suncus	Pohlia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Pohlia longicolla

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

long-necked nodding moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	long-necked nodding moss
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).

long-necked nodding moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.