Devil's Pincushion vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Echinocactus texensis compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Pincushion	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cactaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Echinocactus	Cryptotis
Species	Echinocactus texensis	Cryptotis equatoris

Conservation Status

Devil's Pincushion

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Pincushion	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Pincushion

Habitat

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

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.