Blue Devil vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Echium vulgare compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Devil Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Boraginaceae Soricidae
Genus Echium Cryptotis
Species Echium vulgare Cryptotis medellinia

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Devil Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

No description available.

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