Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Frisch's carpet beetle

Cryptotis niausa compared with Dermestes frischi

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Frisch's carpet beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Frisch's carpet beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Soricidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Dermestes
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Dermestes frischi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Frisch's carpet beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Frisch's carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Frisch's carpet beetle
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.

Frisch's carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.