Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Gold Pine Ermel

Cryptotis niausa compared with Cedestis gysseleniella

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Gold Pine Ermel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gold Pine Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Cedestis
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Cedestis gysseleniella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gold Pine Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gold Pine Ermel
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.

Gold Pine Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.