Perija Small-eared Shrew vs Running mountaingrass

Cryptotis perijensis compared with Oplismenus compositus

Key Differences

Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Running mountaingrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Running mountaingrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Soricidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cryptotis	Oplismenus
Species	Cryptotis perijensis	Oplismenus compositus

Conservation Status

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Running mountaingrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Running mountaingrass
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.

Running mountaingrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia, Taiwan), Europe (France, United Kingdom), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Colombia).