Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Smooth Stonewort

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Soricidae	Characeae
Genus	Cryptotis	Nitella
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.