Cameroonian Shrew vs Mountain Aster

Crocidura picea compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Mountain Aster
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	Oclemena
Species	Crocidura picea	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.