Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Cortez round stingray

Cryptotis niausa compared with Urobatis maculatus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Cortez round stingray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cortez round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Soricidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Urobatis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Urobatis maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Cortez round stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Cortez round stingray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Cortez round stingray
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.

Cortez round stingray

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.