Cameroonian Shrew vs Stemless Gentian

Crocidura picea compared with Gentiana acaulis

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Stemless Gentian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Gentiana
Species	Crocidura picea	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Stemless Gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.