Etruscan Shrew vs Zedoary

Suncus etruscus compared with Curcuma zedoaria

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Zedoary is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Zedoary
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Suncus	Curcuma
Species	Suncus etruscus	Curcuma zedoaria

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Zedoary

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Zedoary
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).

Zedoary

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.