Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Quito-orange

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Soricidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Solanum
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Quito-orange
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.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia