Etruscan shrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Etruscan shrew lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Suncus etruscus
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Soricidae

Where does the Etruscan shrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Etruscan shrew in 7 countries and territories across Europe. In Spain, Italy it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Etruscan shrew endangered?

The Etruscan shrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Etruscan shrew?

The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Soricidae, genus Suncus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Etruscan shrew

The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi's pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about 1.8 g (0.063 oz) on average - as much as a paperclip. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as the smallest mammal by skull size and body length.)

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Etruscan shrew (revision 1380596530), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q369889 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).