Cameroonian Shrew vs Few-Flowered Nutrush

Crocidura picea compared with Scleria pauciflora

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Few-Flowered Nutrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Few-Flowered Nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Scleria
Species	Crocidura picea	Scleria pauciflora

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Few-Flowered Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Few-Flowered Nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Few-Flowered Nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.