Cameroonian Shrew vs Fourspike heliotrope

Crocidura picea compared with Euploca procumbens

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Soricidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Euploca
Species	Crocidura picea	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Fourspike heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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.