Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Thrips

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Soricidae	Thripidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Aptinothrips
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.