Etruscan Shrew vs Red ash

Suncus etruscus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Suncus	Alphitonia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Red ash
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).

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, 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.