Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Mastic Thyme

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Soricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Thymus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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