Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Tufted Clusterfly

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Pollenia pediculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pollenia
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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