Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Marbled Button

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Acleris maccana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Marbled Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Acleris
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Acleris maccana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew and Marbled Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Marbled Button
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.

Marbled Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.