Cameroonian Shrew vs Running mountaingrass

Crocidura picea compared with Oplismenus compositus

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Running mountaingrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Crocidura	Oplismenus
Species	Crocidura picea	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Running mountaingrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (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.