Ecuador Red Brocket vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Mazama rufina compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Perija Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Artiodactyla (Bộ Guốc chẵn)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Soricidae
Genus	Mazama	Cryptotis
Species	Mazama rufina	Cryptotis perijensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Perija 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.

Perija 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