Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs ground-pine

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	ground-pine
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	Ajuga
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	ground-pine
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.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).