Etruscan Shrew vs White Seraya

Suncus etruscus compared with Parashorea globosa

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while White Seraya is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	White Seraya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Suncus	Parashorea
Species	Suncus etruscus	Parashorea globosa

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White Seraya

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	White Seraya
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).

White Seraya

Habitat

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

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.