Etruscan Shrew vs storax

Suncus etruscus compared with Styrax officinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	storax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Styracaceae
Genus	Suncus	Styrax
Species	Suncus etruscus	Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	storax
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).

storax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

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.