Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Spathulate Botrychium

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Soricidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Botrychium
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.