Aromatic Indian Breadroot vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Pediomelum aromaticum compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Indian Breadroot	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Pediomelum	Crocidura
Species	Pediomelum aromaticum	Crocidura suaveolens

Conservation Status

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Indian Breadroot	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

Habitat

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

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

The Aromatic Indian Breadroot, Pediomelum aromaticum, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.