Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Blue-fronted Dancer

Cryptotis niausa compared with Argia apicalis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Blue-fronted Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Blue-fronted Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Argia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Argia apicalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Blue-fronted Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Blue-fronted Dancer
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.

Blue-fronted Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Blue-fronted Dancer

The Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species in the genus Argia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.