Cameroonian Shrew vs Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Crocidura picea compared with Eleocharis multicaulis

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Many-Stalked Spike-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Eleocharis
Species	Crocidura picea	Eleocharis multicaulis

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.