Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Prickly Coontail

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ceratophyllum
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.