Cameroonian Shrew vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Crocidura picea compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cameroonian Shrew Gillet's cherry-orange
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Soricidae Rutaceae
Genus Crocidura Citropsis
Species Crocidura picea Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cameroonian Shrew Gillet's cherry-orange
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Gillet's cherry-orange

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