Wimperspitzmaus vs Vine Maple

Suncus etruscus compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Wimperspitzmaus is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Wimperspitzmaus	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Soricidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Suncus	Acer
Species	Suncus etruscus	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Wimperspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Wimperspitzmaus	Vine Maple
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).

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.