Wimperspitzmaus vs Limette

Suncus etruscus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Wimperspitzmaus is Least Concern while Limette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wimperspitzmaus	Limette
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Soricidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Suncus	Citrus
Species	Suncus etruscus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Wimperspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wimperspitzmaus	Limette
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).

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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 1 countries:

🇾🇪 Yemen