Etruscan Shrew vs Red Balau

Suncus etruscus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Suncus	Shorea
Species	Suncus etruscus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Red Balau
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 Balau

Habitat

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

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.