Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Spanish Gorse

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Genista
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Spanish Gorse
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.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.