Etruscan Shrew vs Mast Disco

Suncus etruscus compared with Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Mast Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Mast Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Soricidae	Helotiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mast Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Mast Disco
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).

Mast Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.