Etruscan Shrew vs Yellow crocus

Suncus etruscus compared with Crocus flavus

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Yellow crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Suncus	Crocus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Crocus flavus

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Yellow crocus
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).

Yellow crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Czech Republic, Norway, and United States.

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.