Cameroonian Shrew vs Mountain Webcap

Crocidura picea compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Cortinarius
Species	Crocidura picea	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Mountain Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.