Etruscan Shrew vs Ray's Knotgrass

Suncus etruscus compared with Polygonum oxyspermum

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Ray's Knotgrass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Ray's Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Suncus	Polygonum
Species	Suncus etruscus	Polygonum oxyspermum

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Ray's Knotgrass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Ray's Knotgrass
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).

Ray's Knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as 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。