Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Foxglove Pug

Cryptotis niausa compared with Eupithecia pulchellata

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Foxglove Pug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Foxglove Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Geometridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Eupithecia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Eupithecia pulchellata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Foxglove Pug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Foxglove Pug
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.

Foxglove Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

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.