Etruscan Shrew vs Rock Sedge

Suncus etruscus compared with Carex rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Rock Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Suncus	Carex
Species	Suncus etruscus	Carex rupestris

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rock Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Rock Sedge
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).

Rock Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.