Wimperspitzmaus vs Narrow swordfern

Suncus etruscus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

Wimperspitzmaus is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wimperspitzmaus	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Soricidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Suncus	Nephrolepis
Species	Suncus etruscus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Wimperspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wimperspitzmaus	Narrow swordfern
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).

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.