Cameroonian Shrew vs Weld

Crocidura picea compared with Reseda luteola

Key Differences

• Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered while Weld is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cameroonian Shrew	Weld
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Soricidae	Resedaceae
Genus	Crocidura	Reseda
Species	Crocidura picea	Reseda luteola

Conservation Status

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Weld

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cameroonian Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weld

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.