Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Giant dodder

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cuscuta
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Giant dodder
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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.