Blind Small-eared Shrew vs cottony hydrangea scale

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while cottony hydrangea scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	cottony hydrangea scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Coccidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pulvinaria
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	cottony hydrangea scale
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.

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.