Cameroonian Shrew vs Ceylon-olive

Crocidura picea compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Soricidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Elaeocarpus
Species	Crocidura picea	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.