Etruscan Shrew vs Scaly Tooth

Suncus etruscus compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Soricidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Suncus	Sarcodon
Species	Suncus etruscus	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Scaly Tooth
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).

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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。