Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Tall Melilot

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Melilotus altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Tall Melilot
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	Melilotus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Tall Melilot
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.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).