Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Floating Fern

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Soricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Salvinia
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).