Etruscan Shrew vs Stinking iris

Suncus etruscus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Suncus	Iris
Species	Suncus etruscus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Stinking iris
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).

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain