Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs mountain melick

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Melica
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.