Caspian Shrew vs Water spangles

Crocidura caspica compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Caspian Shrew is Data Deficient while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caspian Shrew	Water spangles
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 minima

Conservation Status

Caspian Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caspian Shrew	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caspian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.