Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Extra-striped Snaketail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Ophiogomphus anomalus

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Extra-striped Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Extra-striped Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Soricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ophiogomphus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Ophiogomphus anomalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Extra-striped Snaketail
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.

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.