Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Ferrous Swift

Cryptotis niausa compared with Borbo ferruginea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Ferrous Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ferrous Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Borbo
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Borbo ferruginea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Ferrous Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Ferrous Swift
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.

Ferrous Swift

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.