Etruscan Shrew vs Spotted Darter

Suncus etruscus compared with Sympetrum depressiusculum

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Spotted Darter is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Spotted Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Suncus	Sympetrum
Species	Suncus etruscus	Sympetrum depressiusculum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Darter

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Spotted Darter
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).

Spotted Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Taiwan. 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.