Cameroonian Shrew vs Greater fairy armadillo

Crocidura picea compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Soricidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Crocidura	Calyptophractus
Species	Crocidura picea	Calyptophractus retusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cameroonian Shrew and Greater fairy armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Greater fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.