Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Dancing Dropwing

Cryptotis niausa compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Dancing Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Trithemis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Dancing Dropwing
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.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.