Cameroonian Shrew vs purple thorn

Crocidura picea compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while purple thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	purple thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Crocidura	Selenia
Species	Crocidura picea	Selenia tetralunaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	purple thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purple thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.