Cameroonian Shrew vs sacred basil

Crocidura picea compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Ocimum
Species	Crocidura picea	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.