Etruscan Shrew vs Philippine Cedar

Suncus etruscus compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Suncus	Toona
Species	Suncus etruscus	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Philippine Cedar
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).

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.