Dudley'S Rush vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Juncus tenuis compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Dudley'S Rush is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dudley'S Rush	Perija 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	Juncaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Juncus	Cryptotis
Species	Juncus tenuis	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Dudley'S Rush

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dudley'S Rush	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dudley'S Rush

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (36 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia