Cameroonian Shrew vs Wormseed

Crocidura picea compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Dysphania
Species	Crocidura picea	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.