Cameroonian Shrew vs Red-and-blue Firetail

Crocidura picea compared with Telebasis rubricauda

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Red-and-blue Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Red-and-blue Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Crocidura	Telebasis
Species	Crocidura picea	Telebasis rubricauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Cameroonian Shrew and Red-and-blue Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red-and-blue Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Red-and-blue Firetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-and-blue Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.