Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Chacoan Mara

Cryptotis niausa compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chacoan Mara
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	Caviidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Dolichotis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Dolichotis salinicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chacoan Mara
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.

Chacoan Mara

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.