Cameroonian Shrew vs Silkrubber

Crocidura picea compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Soricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Funtumia
Species	Crocidura picea	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.