Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs limestone fern

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gymnocarpium
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.