Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Violet checkered beetle

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Cleridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Necrobia
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Violet checkered beetle
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.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).