Etruscan Shrew vs Lesser calamint

Suncus etruscus compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Etruscan Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Suncus	Clinopodium
Species	Suncus etruscus	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Lesser calamint
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).

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.