Pachyure étrusque vs Staph beetle

Suncus etruscus compared with Atheta marcida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pachyure étrusque	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Suncus	Atheta
Species	Suncus etruscus	Atheta marcida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pachyure étrusque

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pachyure étrusque	Staph beetle
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).

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.