Cameroonian Shrew vs Mountain yam

Crocidura picea compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Soricidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Dioscorea
Species	Crocidura picea	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.