Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cherry-eye Sprite

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pseudagrion sublacteum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Cherry-eye Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cherry-eye Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pseudagrion
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pseudagrion sublacteum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cherry-eye Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cherry-eye Sprite
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.

Cherry-eye Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Cherry-eye Sprite

The Cherry-eye Sprite (Pseudagrion sublacteum) is a species in the genus Pseudagrion. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.