arrow-weed vs Cameroonian Shrew

Pluchea sericea compared with Crocidura picea

Key Differences

• arrow-weed is Least Concern while Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-weed	Cameroonian Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Pluchea	Crocidura
Species	Pluchea sericea	Crocidura picea

Conservation Status

arrow-weed

LC — Least Concern

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-weed	Cameroonian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-weed

Habitat

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

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrow-weed

The Arrow-weed, Pluchea sericea, 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.

Cameroonian Shrew

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.