Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Cryptotis niausa compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Artibeus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador