Etruscan Shrew vs European water vole

Suncus etruscus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Suncus	Arvicola
Species	Suncus etruscus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Etruscan Shrew and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Etruscan Shrew

コビトジャコウネズミ（Suncus etruscus）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全体で広く分布し豊富で、安定した個体群と差し迫った保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia