Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Highwater Grass

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Sporobolus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.