Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Brush-tipped Emerald

Cryptotis niausa compared with Somatochlora walshii

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Brush-tipped Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Brush-tipped Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Somatochlora
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Somatochlora walshii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Brush-tipped Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Brush-tipped Emerald
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.

Brush-tipped Emerald

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.

Brush-tipped Emerald

The Brush-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora walshii) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.