Cameroonian Shrew vs Long Skimmer

Crocidura picea compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Long Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Crocidura	Orthetrum
Species	Crocidura picea	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Long Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.