Etruscan Shrew vs slender facelina

Suncus etruscus compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Soricidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Suncus	Facelina
Species	Suncus etruscus	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and slender facelina share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	slender facelina
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).

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.