Cameroonian Shrew vs Drooping Tonguefern

Crocidura picea compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Elaphoglossum
Species	Crocidura picea	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.