Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Rock Sedge

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Carex rupestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Rock Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Carex
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Carex rupestris

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Rock Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Rock Sedge
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.

Rock Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.