Cameroonian Shrew vs Lesser Scalewort

Crocidura picea compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Lesser Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Soricidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Frullania
Species	Crocidura picea	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.