Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Al nimr

Cryptotis niausa compared with Panthera pardus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Al nimr is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Al nimr
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Soricidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cryptotis	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Panthera pardus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Al nimr share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Al nimr

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Al nimr
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	60.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Al nimr

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across China, India, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

The Blind Small-eared Shrew (Cryptotis niausa) is a species in the genus Cryptotis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Al nimr

Highly adaptable big cat with the widest geographic range of any felid, found across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia in habitats from rainforest to desert. Solitary and largely nocturnal, leopards are powerful climbers that cache prey in trees. Melanistic individuals — black panthers — are common in dense forest populations. Listed as Vulnerable globally.