Cameroonian Shrew vs Red Balau

Crocidura picea compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Shorea
Species	Crocidura picea	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.