Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs White Cheese Polypore

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Soricidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Tyromyces
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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