Wimperspitzmaus vs Valley redstem

Suncus etruscus compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wimperspitzmaus	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)
Family	Soricidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Suncus	Ammannia
Species	Suncus etruscus	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Wimperspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wimperspitzmaus	Valley redstem
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).

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, 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.