Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Fat Sand Rat

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cryptotis	Psammomys
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.