beaded chestnut vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Soricidae
Genus	Agrochola	Cryptotis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.