Perija Small-eared Shrew vs Red leucaena

Cryptotis perijensis compared with Leucaena diversifolia

Key Differences

• Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Red leucaena is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Red leucaena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Leucaena
Species	Cryptotis perijensis	Leucaena diversifolia

Conservation Status

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Red leucaena

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Red leucaena
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Red leucaena

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia