Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Eastern Red Bat

Cryptotis niausa compared with Lasiurus borealis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Eastern Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Lasiurus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Eastern Red Bat
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 Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.