Etruscan Shrew vs Red Truffle

Suncus etruscus compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Soricidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Suncus	Tuber
Species	Suncus etruscus	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Red Truffle
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).

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.