Cameroonian Shrew vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Crocidura picea compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Pyrola
Species	Crocidura picea	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.