Cameroonian Shrew vs Elephant Apple

Crocidura picea compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Soricidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Dillenia
Species	Crocidura picea	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, 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.