Cameroonian Shrew vs Dallisgrass

Crocidura picea compared with Paspalum dilatatum

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Dallisgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Dallisgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Crocidura	Paspalum
Species	Crocidura picea	Paspalum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Dallisgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Dallisgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dallisgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.