Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Cryptotis niausa compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Soricidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ctenolepisma
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Four-Lined Silverfish
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.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.