Blind Small-eared Shrew vs girdled snail

Cryptotis niausa compared with Hygromia cinctella

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while girdled snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	girdled snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Soricidae	Hygromiidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Hygromia
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Hygromia cinctella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

girdled snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	girdled snail
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.

girdled snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.