Etruscan Shrew vs Pine Jelly

Suncus etruscus compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Soricidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Suncus	Exidia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Pine Jelly
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).

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.