Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Elephant Apple

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Soricidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Dillenia
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia