Cameroonian Shrew vs Marsh Stitchwort

Crocidura picea compared with Stellaria palustris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Marsh Stitchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Stellaria
Species	Crocidura picea	Stellaria palustris

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Marsh Stitchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Stitchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.