Cameroonian Shrew vs large painted-lady

Crocidura picea compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Soricidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Gladiolus
Species	Crocidura picea	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	large painted-lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, 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.