Etruscan Shrew vs Pitch canker

Suncus etruscus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Soricidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Suncus	Fusarium
Species	Suncus etruscus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Pitch canker
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).

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.