Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Soricidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Cryptotis
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Cryptotis equatoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.