Cameroonian Shrew vs Marsh fleabane

Crocidura picea compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Marsh fleabane
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	Pluchea
Species	Crocidura picea	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 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.