Etruscan Shrew vs Milk snail

Suncus etruscus compared with Otala punctata

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Milk snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Helicidae
Genus	Suncus	Otala
Species	Suncus etruscus	Otala punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Milk snail
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).

Milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain