Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Heteranthera dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Soricidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Heteranthera
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
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.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.