Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

Cryptotis niausa compared with Bombus griseocollis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Brown-Belted Bumble Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Cryptotis	Bombus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Bombus griseocollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Brown-Belted Bumble Bee
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.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

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.

Brown-Belted Bumble Bee

The Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) is a species in the genus Bombus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.