Pachyure étrusque vs noctuelle chatoyante

Suncus etruscus compared with Amphipoea lucens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pachyure étrusque	noctuelle chatoyante
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Suncus	Amphipoea
Species	Suncus etruscus	Amphipoea lucens

Evolutionary Relationship

Pachyure étrusque and noctuelle chatoyante share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Pachyure étrusque

LC — Least Concern

noctuelle chatoyante

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pachyure étrusque	noctuelle chatoyante
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pachyure étrusque

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

noctuelle chatoyante

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pachyure étrusque

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.