Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Blood Iris

Cryptotis niausa compared with Iris sanguinea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Blood Iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Blood Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Soricidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Iris
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Iris sanguinea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Blood Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Blood Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Blood Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.

Blood Iris

The Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.