Caspian Shrew vs Narrow-leafed Ash

Crocidura caspica compared with Fraxinus angustifolia

Key Differences

• Caspian Shrew is Data Deficient while Narrow-leafed Ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caspian Shrew	Narrow-leafed Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Fraxinus
Species	Crocidura caspica	Fraxinus angustifolia

Conservation Status

Caspian Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caspian Shrew	Narrow-leafed Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caspian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), 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.