Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Sanderson Bumble Bee

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Bombus sandersoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Sanderson Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Cryptotis	Bombus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Bombus sandersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Sanderson Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Sanderson Bumble Bee
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.

Sanderson Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.