Etruscan Shrew vs Yellow-legged Clearwing

Suncus etruscus compared with Synanthedon vespiformis

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow-legged Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Yellow-legged Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Suncus	Synanthedon
Species	Suncus etruscus	Synanthedon vespiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and Yellow-legged Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Yellow-legged Clearwing
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-legged Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.