Cameroonian Shrew vs Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Crocidura picea compared with Taraxacum hamatum

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Hook-Lobed Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Hook-Lobed Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Crocidura picea	Taraxacum hamatum

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Hook-Lobed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.