Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Haspan flatsedge

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Cyperus haspan

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Haspan flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cyperus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Cyperus haspan

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Haspan flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Haspan flatsedge
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.

Haspan flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).