Chalk milkwort vs Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Polygala calcarea compared with Cryptotis equatoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk milkwort	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Fabales (Bộ Đậu)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Polygalaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Polygala	Cryptotis
Species	Polygala calcarea	Cryptotis equatoris

Conservation Status

Chalk milkwort

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk milkwort	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalk milkwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chalk milkwort

The Chalk milkwort (Polygala calcarea) is a species in the genus Polygala. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.