Blind Small-eared Shrew vs cylindrical barrel-bubble

Cryptotis niausa compared with Cylichna cylindracea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while cylindrical barrel-bubble is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	cylindrical barrel-bubble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cephalaspidea (Cephalaspidea)
Family	Soricidae	Cylichnidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cylichna
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Cylichna cylindracea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

cylindrical barrel-bubble

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	cylindrical barrel-bubble
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.

cylindrical barrel-bubble

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across 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.