Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Thatching grass

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Hyparrhenia
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Thatching grass
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.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).