Etruscan Shrew vs thick emarginula

Suncus etruscus compared with Emarginula crassa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	thick emarginula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Soricidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Suncus	Emarginula
Species	Suncus etruscus	Emarginula crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

thick emarginula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	thick emarginula
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).

thick emarginula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (Mauritania) and Europe (5 countries).

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.