Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Starry Pipewort

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Eriocaulon
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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