Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Java plum

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Syzygium cumini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Java plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Syzygium
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Syzygium cumini

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Java plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Java plum
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.

Java plum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).