Cameroonian Shrew vs red-cedar

Crocidura picea compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

  • Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cameroonian Shrew red-cedar
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Soricidae Meliaceae
Genus Crocidura Trichilia
Species Crocidura picea Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cameroonian Shrew red-cedar
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

red-cedar

No description available.

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