Caspian Shrew vs Floating Fern

Crocidura caspica compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Caspian Shrew is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caspian Shrew	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Soricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Salvinia
Species	Crocidura caspica	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Caspian Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caspian Shrew	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caspian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Caspian Shrew

The Caspian Shrew (Crocidura caspica) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.