Etruscan Shrew vs Oriental Beech

Suncus etruscus compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Soricidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Suncus	Fagus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Oriental Beech
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).

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.