46. Etruscan Shrew, Suncus etruscus (Savi, 1822)

(IUCN Red List: LC)

Subspecies: S. e. etruscus (Savi, 1822) .

Distribution: Abundant with a wide distribution in Mesopotamia, Aleppo along the coastal region, Orontes Basin, and towards the southwestern region (Fig. 52).

Previous records: ar-Raqqa (Ebenau1996), Qal’atAl-Hosson (Rzebik-Kowalska& Nadachowski1978; Nadachowski et al. 1990), Mhardeh (Kock & Nader 1983), Tell Sheikh Hamad (Krupp & Schneider 1991; Kock et al. 1994), Yahmool (Shehab & Charabi 2006), Serghaya, Al-Mozirieb, Ebla Citadel (Shehab 2002), and Qal’at Sukkara, Tell Al-Buderi, and es-Salihiyyeh (Hutterer & Kock 2002).

Recent records: Fadrah, Deir Hbash, Salqeen (2020), az-Zabadani (2021), and Tell Hidiah (2022).