Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pandemis corylana

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pandemis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pandemis corylana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix
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.

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

The Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis corylana) is a species in the genus Pandemis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.