Etruscan Shrew vs Onion Earthball

Suncus etruscus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Suncus	Scleroderma
Species	Suncus etruscus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Onion Earthball
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).

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.