Ecuador Red Brocket vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Mazama rufina compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Soricidae
Genus	Mazama	Cryptotis
Species	Mazama rufina	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Medellín Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia