Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Stinking chamomile

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Soricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Anthemis
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.