Cameroonian Shrew vs Red ginger

Crocidura picea compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Alpinia
Species	Crocidura picea	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.