Cameroonian Shrew vs Floating Fern

Crocidura picea compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Soricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Salvinia
Species	Crocidura picea	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.