Cameroonian Shrew vs Eastern Dotted Border

Crocidura picea compared with Mylothris agathina

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Eastern Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Eastern Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Crocidura	Mylothris
Species	Crocidura picea	Mylothris agathina

Evolutionary Relationship

Cameroonian Shrew and Eastern Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Eastern Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Eastern Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.