Etruscan Shrew vs Welsh polypody

Suncus etruscus compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Polypodium
Species	Suncus etruscus	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Welsh polypody
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).

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.