Canarian Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Crocidura canariensis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Canarian Shrew is Endangered while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canarian Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Gaultheria
Species	Crocidura canariensis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Canarian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canarian Shrew	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canarian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Canarian Shrew

The Canarian Shrew (Crocidura canariensis) 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.