Cameroonian Shrew vs girdled snail

Crocidura picea compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Crocidura	Hygromia
Species	Crocidura picea	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Cameroonian Shrew and girdled snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	girdled snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.