Etruscan Shrew vs Malayan-sword

Suncus etruscus compared with Aglaonema simplex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Etruscan Shrew	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)	Alismatales (Bộ Trạch tả)
Family	Soricidae	Araceae
Genus	Suncus	Aglaonema
Species	Suncus etruscus	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Etruscan Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Etruscan Shrew	Malayan-sword
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).

Malayan-sword

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.