Caspian Shrew vs Lagos-rubber

Crocidura caspica compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Caspian Shrew is Data Deficient while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caspian Shrew	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Funtumia
Species	Crocidura caspica	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Caspian Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caspian Shrew	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caspian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.