Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Dark Mottled Willow

Cryptotis niausa compared with Spodoptera cilium

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Dark Mottled Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Dark Mottled Willow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Spodoptera
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Spodoptera cilium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dark Mottled Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Dark Mottled Willow
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.

Dark Mottled Willow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (Denmark, Germany, Portugal).

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.