Perija Small-eared Shrew vs Sacatrapo

Cryptotis perijensis compared with Caperonia palustris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Soricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Caperonia
Species	Cryptotis perijensis	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Sacatrapo
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.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia