Etruscan Shrew vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Suncus etruscus compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Suncus	Potentilla
Species	Suncus etruscus	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	one-flowered cinquefoil
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).

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.