Cameroonian Shrew vs short-stem iris

Crocidura picea compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Crocidura	Iris
Species	Crocidura picea	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cameroonian Shrew and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.