Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Foxtail

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Amaranthus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia