Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Thicket Bean

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Thicket Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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