Cameroonian Shrew vs Goat's-beard

Crocidura picea compared with Tragopogon pratensis

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Goat's-beard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Goat's-beard
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	Tragopogon
Species	Crocidura picea	Tragopogon pratensis

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Goat's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.