Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Gorse Lacebug

Cryptotis niausa compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Soricidae	Tingidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Dictyonota
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gorse Lacebug
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.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.