Etruscan Shrew vs Small Stagshorn

Suncus etruscus compared with Calocera cornea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Soricidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Suncus	Calocera
Species	Suncus etruscus	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Small Stagshorn
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).

Small Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.