Leafless Ballart vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Exocarpos aphyllus compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Leafless Ballart is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leafless Ballart	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Santalaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Exocarpos	Cryptotis
Species	Exocarpos aphyllus	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leafless Ballart	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.