Cameroonian Shrew vs tropical flat sedge

Crocidura picea compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while tropical flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	tropical flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Cyperus
Species	Crocidura picea	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	tropical flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.