Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Three-lobed Dandelion

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Taraxacum trilobatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Three-lobed Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Taraxacum trilobatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Three-lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Three-lobed Dandelion
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.

Three-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.