Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Fiery Clearwing

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Fiery Clearwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fiery Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Pyropteron
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Fiery Clearwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Fiery Clearwing
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.

Fiery Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.