Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Garden Thyme

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Thymus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Garden Thyme
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.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador