Blind Small-eared Shrew vs Horse botfly

Cryptotis niausa compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Key Differences

• Blind Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient while Horse botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Soricidae	Oestridae
Genus	Cryptotis	Gasterophilus
Species	Cryptotis niausa	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Small-eared Shrew	Horse botfly
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.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.