Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs water dock

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Soricidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Rumex
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).