Cameroonian Shrew vs Garden Thyme

Crocidura picea compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Thymus
Species	Crocidura picea	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.