Cameroonian Shrew vs Lemon grass

Crocidura picea compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Crocidura	Cymbopogon
Species	Crocidura picea	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 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.