Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Chestnut Pigmy

Cryptotis niausa compared with Stigmella samiatella

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Chestnut Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chestnut Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Stigmella
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Stigmella samiatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chestnut Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chestnut Pigmy
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.

Chestnut Pigmy

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.

Chestnut Pigmy

The Chestnut Pigmy (Stigmella samiatella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.