Etruscan Shrew vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Suncus etruscus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Soricidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Suncus	Melanotaenium
Species	Suncus etruscus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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 Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.