Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Cryptotis niausa compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Soricidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cryptotis	Pygathrix
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Pygathrix cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Small-eared Shrew and Gray-shanked Douc Langur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
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.

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.