Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Melancholy Thistle

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Cirsium
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Melancholy Thistle
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.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).