Etruscan Shrew vs Mitú Maya

Suncus etruscus compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Suncus	Miconia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Mitú Maya
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).

Mitú Maya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.