Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Dot-tailed Whiteface

Cryptotis niausa compared with Leucorrhinia intacta

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Dot-tailed Whiteface is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Dot-tailed Whiteface
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	Leucorrhinia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Leucorrhinia intacta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Dot-tailed Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Dot-tailed Whiteface
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.

Dot-tailed Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.