Etruscan Shrew vs Southern Damselfly

Suncus etruscus compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Suncus	Coenagrion
Species	Suncus etruscus	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Southern Damselfly
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).

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.