Cameroonian Shrew vs Downy Lettuce

Crocidura picea compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Crocidura	Lactuca
Species	Crocidura picea	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.