Black-backed Forktail vs Cameroonian Shrew

Enicurus immaculatus compared with Crocidura picea

Key Differences

• Black-backed Forktail is Least Concern while Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed Forktail	Cameroonian Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Muscicapidae	Soricidae
Genus	Enicurus	Crocidura
Species	Enicurus immaculatus	Crocidura picea

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-backed Forktail and Cameroonian Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-backed Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed Forktail	Cameroonian Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-backed Forktail

The Black-backed Forktail (Enicurus immaculatus) is a species in the genus Enicurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Cameroonian Shrew

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) 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.