hooked-pepperwort vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Marsilea vestita compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hooked-pepperwort	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Marsileaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Marsilea	Cryptotis
Species	Marsilea vestita	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hooked-pepperwort	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.