Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Chinchilla
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Chinchilla lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew and Long-tailed Chinchilla share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Long-tailed Chinchilla
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.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador