Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Guinea ant

Cryptotis niausa compared with Tetramorium bicarinatum

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Guinea ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Guinea ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Soricidae	Formicidae
Genus	Cryptotis	Tetramorium
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Tetramorium bicarinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Guinea ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Guinea ant
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.

Guinea ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.