Confusing Fold Truffle vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Discinaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hydnotrya	Cryptotis
Species	Hydnotrya confusa	Cryptotis equatoris

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.