Cameroonian Shrew vs Fivefingers

Crocidura picea compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Soricidae	Araceae
Genus	Crocidura	Syngonium
Species	Crocidura picea	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.