Etruscan Shrew vs Painted Suillus

Suncus etruscus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Soricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Suncus	Suillus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Painted Suillus
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).

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.