Blind Ringlet vs Blind Small-eared Shrew

Erebia pharte compared with Cryptotis niausa

Key Differences

  • Blind Ringlet is Least Concern while Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blind Ringlet Blind Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Soricidae
Genus Erebia Cryptotis
Species Erebia pharte Cryptotis niausa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Ringlet and Blind Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blind Ringlet Blind Small-eared Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Blind Ringlet

The Blind Ringlet (Erebia pharte) is a species in the genus Erebia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

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