Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs Fly Agaric

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Amanita muscaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Soricidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Cryptotis	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Fly Agaric

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Among the most iconic and recognizable fungi on Earth, fly agaric mushrooms display striking red caps with white flecked warts across boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite their fairy-tale appearance, they contain potent psychoactive compounds including muscimol and ibotenic acid and are moderately toxic. They form critical mycorrhizal symbioses with birch, pine, and spruce trees, exchanging mineral nutrients for carbon and playing essential roles in boreal forest nutrient cycling.