Cameroonian Shrew vs Water spangles

Crocidura picea compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Soricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Salvinia
Species	Crocidura picea	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cameroonian Shrew	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.