Blind Small-eared Shrew vs ground lackey

Cryptotis niausa compared with Malacosoma castrense

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while ground lackey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	ground lackey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Soricidae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Malacosoma
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Malacosoma castrense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

ground lackey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	ground lackey
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.

ground lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.