Etruscan Shrew vs Pixie Foam

Suncus etruscus compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Lecanorales (チャシブゴケ目)
Family	Soricidae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Suncus	Stereocaulon
Species	Suncus etruscus	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Pixie Foam
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).

Pixie Foam

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。