Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Prickly Heath

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Soricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gaultheria
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.