Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Chevron Snout

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hypena lividalis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Chevron Snout is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chevron Snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Erebidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hypena
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hypena lividalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Chevron Snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Chevron Snout
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.

Chevron Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, and Yemen.

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.

Chevron Snout

The Chevron Snout (Hypena lividalis) is a species in the genus Hypena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.