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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
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. (哺乳動物)

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