Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Stinking iris

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Iris
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Stinking iris
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 iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).