Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Cryptotis niausa compared with Colias erate

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Pieridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Colias
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Colias erate

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
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.

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries).

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.