Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Elm Groundling

Cryptotis niausa compared with Carpatolechia fugitivella

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Elm Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Elm Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Carpatolechia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Carpatolechia fugitivella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Elm Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Elm Groundling
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.

Elm Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.