Etruscan Shrew vs shining scabious

Suncus etruscus compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Soricidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Suncus	Scabiosa
Species	Suncus etruscus	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	shining scabious
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).

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.