Etruscan Shrew vs red mangrove

Suncus etruscus compared with Rhizophora stylosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	red mangrove
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Rhizophoraceae
Genus	Suncus	Rhizophora
Species	Suncus etruscus	Rhizophora stylosa

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

red mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	red mangrove
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 mangrove

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.