Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Soricidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Urocystis
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut