Perija Small-eared Shrew vs utile

Cryptotis perijensis compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perija Small-eared Shrew	utile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Soricidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Entandrophragma
Species	Cryptotis perijensis	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perija Small-eared Shrew	utile
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.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.