Bay-headed Tanager vs Blind Small-eared Shrew

Tangara gyrola compared with Cryptotis niausa

Key Differences

• Bay-headed Tanager is Least Concern while Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-headed Tanager	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thraupidae	Soricidae
Genus	Tangara	Cryptotis
Species	Tangara gyrola	Cryptotis niausa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay-headed Tanager and Blind Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bay-headed Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-headed Tanager	Blind Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-headed Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bay-headed Tanager

Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador