Etruscan Shrew vs ten-commandments

Suncus etruscus compared with Maranta leuconeura

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while ten-commandments is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Marantaceae
Genus	Suncus	Maranta
Species	Suncus etruscus	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	ten-commandments
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).

ten-commandments

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.

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.