Etruscan Shrew vs wild madder

Suncus etruscus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Rubia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	wild madder
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).

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.