Cameroonian Shrew vs Lacquered Bracket

Crocidura picea compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Ganoderma
Species	Crocidura picea	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.