Cameroonian Shrew vs Cape Box

Crocidura picea compared with Buxus macowanii

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Cape Box is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Cape Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Buxales (Buxales)
Family	Soricidae	Buxaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Buxus
Species	Crocidura picea	Buxus macowanii

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Cape Box
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Box

Habitat

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

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.

Cape Box

The Cape Box (Buxus macowanii) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.