Cameroonian Shrew vs Pengua

Crocidura picea compared with Macaranga mappa

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Pengua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Macaranga
Species	Crocidura picea	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Pengua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pengua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

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.