Perija Small-eared Shrew vs sweet tanglehead

Cryptotis perijensis compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perija Small-eared Shrew	sweet tanglehead
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	Heteropogon
Species	Cryptotis perijensis	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perija Small-eared Shrew	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia