Cameroonian Shrew vs umkokolo

Crocidura picea compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Dovyalis
Species	Crocidura picea	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.