Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Fused Tooth

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Fused Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Soricidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Phellodon
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Fused Tooth
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.

Fused Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.