Blind Small-eared Shrew vs brown lemming

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lemmus trimucronatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	brown lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lemmus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lemmus trimucronatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and brown lemming share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	brown lemming
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 lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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 lemming

The Brown Lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.