Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Murray's skate

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Bathyraja
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Murray's skate
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.

Murray's skate