Indian toothcup vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Rotala indica compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

Indian toothcup is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian toothcup	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Lythraceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rotala	Cryptotis
Species	Rotala indica	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian toothcup	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).