Cameroonian Shrew vs Quito-orange

Crocidura picea compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Solanum
Species	Crocidura picea	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).

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.