Bentgrass vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Agrostis castellana compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Key Differences

• Bentgrass is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bentgrass	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Agrostis	Cryptotis
Species	Agrostis castellana	Cryptotis equatoris

Conservation Status

Bentgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bentgrass	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bentgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bentgrass

The Bentgrass (Agrostis castellana) is a species in the genus Agrostis. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.