Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Northern Firefly

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pyractomena
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.