Etruscan Shrew vs Year Bean

Suncus etruscus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Suncus	Phaseolus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Year Bean
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).

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.