Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Faded Pincertail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Faded Pincertail
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	Onychogomphus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

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.