Disc Mayweed vs Etruscan Shrew

Matricaria discoidea compared with Suncus etruscus

Key Differences

• Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated while Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disc Mayweed	Etruscan Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Matricaria	Suncus
Species	Matricaria discoidea	Suncus etruscus

Conservation Status

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disc Mayweed	Etruscan Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Etruscan Shrew

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Etruscan Shrew

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain