Etruscan Shrew vs pale moonwort

Suncus etruscus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Soricidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Suncus	Botrychium
Species	Suncus etruscus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	pale moonwort
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).

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.