Cameroonian Shrew vs Jointed Charlock

Crocidura picea compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Raphanus
Species	Crocidura picea	Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Jointed Charlock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.