Cameroonian Shrew vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Crocidura picea compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Crocidura	Artibeus
Species	Crocidura picea	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Cameroonian Shrew and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.