Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cereal Fly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Geomyza
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cereal Fly
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.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).