Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Goa-bean

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Psophocarpus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.