Etruscan Shrew vs Red-backed Furrow Bee

Suncus etruscus compared with Lasioglossum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Red-backed Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Red-backed Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Halictidae
Genus	Suncus	Lasioglossum
Species	Suncus etruscus	Lasioglossum laevigatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and Red-backed Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red-backed Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Red-backed Furrow Bee
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-backed Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Luxembourg.

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.