Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Downy Jumping Spider

Cryptotis niausa compared with Attulus pubescens

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Downy Jumping Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Downy Jumping Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Salticidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Attulus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Attulus pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Downy Jumping Spider
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.

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.