Etruscan Shrew vs Maple Prominent

Suncus etruscus compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Maple Prominent is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Maple Prominent
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Suncus	Ptilodon
Species	Suncus etruscus	Ptilodon cucullina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Maple Prominent
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).

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.