Perija Small-eared Shrew vs Vegetable fern

Cryptotis perijensis compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Soricidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Diplazium
Species	Cryptotis perijensis	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perija Small-eared Shrew	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.