Etruscan Shrew vs Orange Jelly Spot

Suncus etruscus compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Soricidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Suncus	Dacrymyces
Species	Suncus etruscus	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Orange Jelly Spot
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).

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 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.