Wimperspitzmaus vs Garten-Amaranth

Suncus etruscus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Wimperspitzmaus is Least Concern while Garten-Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wimperspitzmaus	Garten-Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Suncus	Amaranthus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Wimperspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Garten-Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wimperspitzmaus	Garten-Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Wimperspitzmaus

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Yemen) and Europe (6 countries).

Garten-Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Wimperspitzmaus

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇷🇺 Russia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇾🇪 Yemen