Perija Small-eared Shrew vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Cryptotis perijensis compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Micrathyria
Species	Cryptotis perijensis	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Perija Small-eared Shrew and Spot-tailed Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Spot-tailed Dasher
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.

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia