Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Hollyhock

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Alcea rosea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Hollyhock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Soricidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Alcea
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Alcea rosea

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hollyhock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Hollyhock
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.

Hollyhock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Rwanda), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador