Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Field Digger Wasp

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Mellinus arvensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Field Digger Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Mellinus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Mellinus arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew and Field Digger Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Field Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Field Digger Wasp
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.

Field Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.